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11 U.S.C. § 1326

Payments

United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective

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11 U.S.C. § 1326, Payments, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/437005
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Unless the court orders otherwise, the debtor shall commence making payments not later than 30 days after the date of the filing of the plan or the order for relief, whichever is earlier, in the amount— Before or at the time of each payment to creditors under the plan, there shall be paid— if a chapter 7 trustee has been allowed compensation due to the conversion or dismissal of the debtor’s prior case pursuant to section 707(b), and some portion of that compensation remains unpaid in a case converted to this chapter or in the case dismissed under section 707(b) and refiled under this chapter, the amount of any such unpaid compensation, which shall be paid monthly— by monthly payments not to exceed the greater of— Notwithstanding any other provision of this title—

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