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18 U.S.C. § 157

Bankruptcy fraud

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 157, Bankruptcy fraud, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448701
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A person who, having devised or intending to devise a scheme or artifice to defraud and for the purpose of executing or concealing such a scheme or artifice or attempting to do so—

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. 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. 111-327(H.R. 6198)2010-12-22
    Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally