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11 U.S.C. § 342

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United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective

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11 U.S.C. § 342, Notice, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436769
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Before the commencement of a case under this title by an individual whose debts are primarily consumer debts, the clerk shall give to such individual written notice containing— a brief description of— statements specifying that—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-598(H.R. 8200)1978-11-06
    A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-353(H.R. 5174)1984-07-10
    Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1983
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-394(H.R. 5116)1994-10-22
    Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-8(S. 256)2005-04-20
    Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
    House: 302–126Senate: 74–25
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-16(H.R. 1626)2009-05-07
    Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally