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31 U.S.C. 3713: Priority of Government claims

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-258. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 1087-2, 26 U.S.C. 6327, 26 U.S.C. 6901, 26 U.S.C. 7421, 26 U.S.C. 7437.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1982Pub. L. 97-258created it

31 U.S.C. 3713Priority of Government claims

(2)This subsection does not apply to a case under title 11.

(a)(1) A claim of the United States Government shall be paid first when—

(b)A representative of a person or an estate (except a trustee acting under title…added to

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 5146Federal Receivership Fairness Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 5146 Federal Receivership Fairness Act · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 97-258 (Sep 13, 1982).

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.