yourstate.us
Home / United States / 11 U.S.C.
11 U.S.C. § 549

Postpetition transactions

United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
11 U.S.C. § 549, Postpetition transactions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436817
Permanent ID
ys:prov:436817@1
SHA-256
4c111851ef0bf768fba1230b6d617ec177a34b94c6de9121e16f686309698ac4

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the trustee may avoid a transfer of property of the estate— An action or proceeding under this section may not be commenced after the earlier of—

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. 99-554(H.R. 5316)1986-10-27
    Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986
    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