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11 U.S.C. 922: Automatic stay of enforcement of claims against the debtor

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-598. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–597 added subsecs. (c) and (d). · (c), (d)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–353 substituted "a judicial" for "judicial", and "action or proceeding" for "proceeding". · (a)

    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.