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11 U.S.C. 727: Discharge

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 11 U.S.C. 524, 11 U.S.C. 1141, 28 U.S.C. 586.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Justice (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–8, §312(1), substituted "8 years" for "six years". (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §106(b), added par. (11). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §330(a), added par. (12). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–8, §603(d), added par. (4). (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) Law text · (d)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–554, §257(s), inserted reference to section 1228 of this title. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §220, amended subsec. (c) generally, substituting "The trustee, a creditor, or the United States trustee may object" for "The trustee or a creditor may object" in par. (1). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §220, amended subsec. (d) generally, substituting ", a creditor, or the United States trustee," for "or a creditor," in provisions preceding par. (1) and "acquisition of or entitlement to such property" for "acquisition of, or entitlement to, such property" in par. (2). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–554, §220, amended subsec. (e) generally, substituting "The trustee, a creditor, or the United States trustee may" for "The trustee or a creditor may" in provisions preceding par. (1), "section within" for "section, within" and "discharge is granted" for "discharge was grant… · (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–353, §480(a)(1), substituted "properly" for "property". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §480(a)(2), inserted ", under this title or under the Bankruptcy Act," after "another case". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §480(a)(3), substituted "371," for "371". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §480(b), substituted "to the granting of a discharge" for "to discharge". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–353, §480(c), substituted "or" for "and". · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.