11 U.S.C. § 1228
Discharge
United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective
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- 11 U.S.C. § 1228, Discharge, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436984
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Subject to subsection (d), as soon as practicable after completion by the debtor of all payments under the plan, and in the case of a debtor who is required by a judicial or administrative order, or by statute, to pay a domestic support obligation, after such debtor certifies that all amounts payable under such order or such statute that are due on or before the date of the certification (including amounts due before the petition was filed, but only to the extent provided for by the plan) have been paid, other than payments to holders of allowed claims provided for under section 1222(b)(5) or 1222(b)(9) of this title, unless the court approves a written waiver of discharge executed by the debtor after the order for relief under this chapter, the court shall grant the debtor a discharge of all debts provided for by the plan, allowed under section 503 of this title, or disallowed under section 502 of this title, except any debt—
Subject to subsection (d), at any time after the confirmation of the plan and after notice and a hearing, the court may grant a discharge to a debtor that has not completed payments under the plan only if—
A discharge granted under subsection (b) of this section discharges the debtor from all unsecured debts provided for by the plan or disallowed under section 502 of this title, except any debt—
On request of a party in interest before one year after a discharge under this section is granted, and after notice and a hearing, the court may revoke such discharge only if—
The court may not grant a discharge under this chapter unless the court after notice and a hearing held not more than 10 days before the date of the entry of the order granting the discharge finds that there is no reasonable cause to believe 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.
- Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- To extend the period during which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code remains in effect, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
- To extend for 3 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to extend for 9 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- To extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.House: 408–2Senate: no recorded tally
- To extend for 4 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.House: 411–1Senate: no recorded tally
- To extend for 8 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.House: 407–3Senate: no recorded tally
- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
- Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003House: 379–3Senate: no recorded tally
- Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2004House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
- Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally