Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005

Pub. L. 109–8

Also known as: Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2005, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

US Codex doesn’t hold the enacted text of this law — the public-law corpus runs from the 113th Congress (2013) onward. What it changed in the U.S. Code, reconstructed from the credit notes, is listed below.

183 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 108-498 and Public Law 109-173.

• 11 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions
• 11 U.S.C. § 103 — Applicability of chapters
• 11 U.S.C. § 104 — Adjustment of dollar amounts
• 11 U.S.C. § 105 — Power of court
• 11 U.S.C. § 107 — Public access to papers
• 11 U.S.C. § 108 — Extension of time
• 11 U.S.C. § 109 — Who may be a debtor
• 11 U.S.C. § 110 — Penalty for persons who negligently or fraudulently prepare bankruptcy petitions
• 11 U.S.C. § 111 — Nonprofit budget and credit counseling agencies; financial management instructional courses
• 11 U.S.C. § 112 — Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children
• 11 U.S.C. § 301 — Voluntary cases
• 11 U.S.C. § 303 — Involuntary cases
• 11 U.S.C. § 305 — Abstention
• 11 U.S.C. § 306 — Limited appearance
• 11 U.S.C. § 308 — Debtor reporting requirements
• 11 U.S.C. § 328 — Limitation on compensation of professional persons
• 11 U.S.C. § 330 — Compensation of officers
• 11 U.S.C. § 332 — Consumer privacy ombudsman
• 11 U.S.C. § 333 — Appointment of patient care ombudsman
• 11 U.S.C. § 341 — Meetings of creditors and equity security holders
• 11 U.S.C. § 342 — Notice
• 11 U.S.C. § 346 — Special provisions related to the treatment of State and local taxes
• 11 U.S.C. § 348 — Effect of conversion
• 11 U.S.C. § 351 — Disposal of patient records
• 11 U.S.C. § 362 — Automatic stay
• 11 U.S.C. § 363 — Use, sale, or lease of property
• 11 U.S.C. § 365 — Executory contracts and unexpired leases
• 11 U.S.C. § 366 — Utility service
• 11 U.S.C. § 501 — Filing of proofs of claims or interests
• 11 U.S.C. § 502 — Allowance of claims or interests
• 11 U.S.C. § 503 — Allowance of administrative expenses
• 11 U.S.C. § 504 — Sharing of compensation
• 11 U.S.C. § 505 — Determination of tax liability
• 11 U.S.C. § 506 — Determination of secured status
• 11 U.S.C. § 507 — Priorities
• 11 U.S.C. § 508 — Effect of distribution other than under this title
• 11 U.S.C. § 511 — Rate of interest on tax claims
• 11 U.S.C. § 521 — Debtor's duties
• 11 U.S.C. § 522 — Exemptions
• 11 U.S.C. § 523 — Exceptions to discharge
• 11 U.S.C. § 524 — Effect of discharge
• 11 U.S.C. § 525 — Protection against discriminatory treatment
• 11 U.S.C. § 526 — Restrictions on debt relief agencies
• 11 U.S.C. § 527 — Disclosures
• 11 U.S.C. § 528 — Requirements for debt relief agencies
• 11 U.S.C. § 541 — Property of the estate
• 11 U.S.C. § 545 — Statutory liens
• 11 U.S.C. § 546 — Limitations on avoiding powers
• 11 U.S.C. § 547 — Preferences
• 11 U.S.C. § 548 — Fraudulent transfers and obligations
• 11 U.S.C. § 549 — Postpetition transactions
• 11 U.S.C. § 552 — Postpetition effect of security interest
• 11 U.S.C. § 553 — Setoff
• 11 U.S.C. § 555 — Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a securities contract
• 11 U.S.C. § 556 — Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a commodities contract or forward contract
• 11 U.S.C. § 559 — Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a repurchase agreement
• 11 U.S.C. § 560 — Contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate a swap agreement
• 11 U.S.C. § 561 — Contractual right to terminate, liquidate, accelerate, or offset under a master netting agreement and across contracts; proceedings under chapter 15
• 11 U.S.C. § 562 — Timing of damage measurement in connection with swap agreements, securities contracts, forward contracts, commodity contracts, repurchase agreements, and master netting agreements
• 11 U.S.C. § 704 — Duties of trustee
• 11 U.S.C. § 706 — Conversion
• 11 U.S.C. § 707 — Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
• 11 U.S.C. § 722 — Redemption
• 11 U.S.C. § 724 — Treatment of certain liens
• 11 U.S.C. § 726 — Distribution of property of the estate
• 11 U.S.C. § 727 — Discharge
• 11 U.S.C. § 741 — Definitions for this subchapter
• 11 U.S.C. § 752 — Customer property
• 11 U.S.C. § 753 — Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
• 11 U.S.C. § 761 — Definitions for this subchapter
• 11 U.S.C. § 766 — Treatment of customer property
• 11 U.S.C. § 767 — Commodity broker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
• 11 U.S.C. § 901 — Applicability of other sections of this title
• 11 U.S.C. § 921 — Petition and proceedings relating to petition
• 11 U.S.C. § 943 — Confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1102 — Creditors’ and equity security holders’ committees
• 11 U.S.C. § 1104 — Appointment of trustee or examiner
• 11 U.S.C. § 1106 — Duties of trustee and examiner
• 11 U.S.C. § 1112 — Conversion or dismissal
• 11 U.S.C. § 1114 — Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees
• 11 U.S.C. § 1115 — Property of the estate
• 11 U.S.C. § 1116 — Duties of trustee or debtor in possession in small business cases
• 11 U.S.C. § 1121 — Who may file a plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1123 — Contents of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1124 — Impairment of claims or interests
• 11 U.S.C. § 1125 — Postpetition disclosure and solicitation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1127 — Modification of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1129 — Confirmation of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1141 — Effect of confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1146 — Special tax provisions
• 11 U.S.C. § 1170 — Abandonment of railroad line
• 11 U.S.C. § 1172 — Contents of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1201 — Stay of action against codebtor
• 11 U.S.C. § 1202 — Trustee
• 11 U.S.C. § 1203 — Rights and powers of debtor
• 11 U.S.C. § 1204 — Removal of debtor as debtor in possession
• 11 U.S.C. § 1205 — Adequate protection
• 11 U.S.C. § 1206 — Sales free of interests
• 11 U.S.C. § 1207 — Property of the estate
• 11 U.S.C. § 1208 — Conversion or dismissal
• 11 U.S.C. § 1221 — Filing of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1222 — Contents of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1223 — Modification of plan before confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1224 — Confirmation hearing
• 11 U.S.C. § 1225 — Confirmation of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1226 — Payments
• 11 U.S.C. § 1227 — Effect of confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1228 — Discharge
• 11 U.S.C. § 1229 — Modification of plan after confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1230 — Revocation of an order of confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1231 — Special tax provisions
• 11 U.S.C. § 1302 — Trustee
• 11 U.S.C. § 1307 — Conversion or dismissal
• 11 U.S.C. § 1308 — Filing of prepetition tax returns
• 11 U.S.C. § 1322 — Contents of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1324 — Confirmation hearing
• 11 U.S.C. § 1325 — Confirmation of plan
• 11 U.S.C. § 1326 — Payments
• 11 U.S.C. § 1328 — Discharge
• 11 U.S.C. § 1329 — Modification of plan after confirmation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1501 — Purpose and scope of application
• 11 U.S.C. § 1502 — Definitions
• 11 U.S.C. § 1503 — International obligations of the United States
• 11 U.S.C. § 1504 — Commencement of ancillary case
• 11 U.S.C. § 1505 — Authorization to act in a foreign country
• 11 U.S.C. § 1506 — Public policy exception
• 11 U.S.C. § 1507 — Additional assistance
• 11 U.S.C. § 1508 — Interpretation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1509 — Right of direct access
• 11 U.S.C. § 1510 — Limited jurisdiction
• 11 U.S.C. § 1511 — Commencement of case under section 301 or 303
• 11 U.S.C. § 1512 — Participation of a foreign representative in a case under this title
• 11 U.S.C. § 1513 — Access of foreign creditors to a case under this title
• 11 U.S.C. § 1514 — Notification to foreign creditors concerning a case under this title
• 11 U.S.C. § 1515 — Application for recognition
• 11 U.S.C. § 1516 — Presumptions concerning recognition
• 11 U.S.C. § 1517 — Order granting recognition
• 11 U.S.C. § 1518 — Subsequent information
• 11 U.S.C. § 1519 — Relief that may be granted upon filing petition for recognition
• 11 U.S.C. § 1520 — Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding
• 11 U.S.C. § 1521 — Relief that may be granted upon recognition
• 11 U.S.C. § 1522 — Protection of creditors and other interested persons
• 11 U.S.C. § 1523 — Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors
• 11 U.S.C. § 1524 — Intervention by a foreign representative
• 11 U.S.C. § 1525 — Cooperation and direct communication between the court and foreign courts or foreign representatives
• 11 U.S.C. § 1526 — Cooperation and direct communication between the trustee and foreign courts or foreign representatives
• 11 U.S.C. § 1527 — Forms of cooperation
• 11 U.S.C. § 1528 — Commencement of a case under this title after recognition of a foreign main proceeding
• 11 U.S.C. § 1529 — Coordination of a case under this title and a foreign proceeding
• 11 U.S.C. § 1530 — Coordination of more than 1 foreign proceeding
• 11 U.S.C. § 1531 — Presumption of insolvency based on recognition of a foreign main proceeding
• 11 U.S.C. § 1532 — Rule of payment in concurrent proceedings
• 12 U.S.C. § 1787 — Payment of insurance
• 12 U.S.C. § 1821 — Insurance Funds
• 12 U.S.C. § 1823 — Corporation monies
• 12 U.S.C. § 4402 — Definitions
• 12 U.S.C. § 4403 — Bilateral netting
• 12 U.S.C. § 4404 — Clearing organization netting
• 12 U.S.C. § 4406a — Treatment of contracts with uninsured national banks, uninsured Federal branches and agencies, certain uninsured State member banks, and Edge Act corporations
• 12 U.S.C. § 4407 — National emergencies
• 15 U.S.C. § 78eee — Protection of customers
• 15 U.S.C. § 78fff — General provisions of a liquidation proceeding
• 15 U.S.C. § 1637 — Open end consumer credit plans
• 15 U.S.C. § 1637a — Disclosure requirements for open end consumer credit plans secured by consumer's principal dwelling
• 15 U.S.C. § 1638 — Transactions other than under an open end credit plan
• 15 U.S.C. § 1664 — Advertising of credit other than open end plans
• 15 U.S.C. § 1665b — Advertising of open end consumer credit plans secured by consumer's principal dwelling
• 18 U.S.C. § 156 — Knowing disregard of bankruptcy law or rule
• 18 U.S.C. § 157 — Bankruptcy fraud
• 18 U.S.C. § 158 — Designation of United States attorneys and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to address abusive reaffirmations of debt and materially fraudulent statements in bankruptcy schedules
• 28 U.S.C. § 152 — Appointment of bankruptcy judges
• 28 U.S.C. § 157 — Procedures
• 28 U.S.C. § 158 — Appeals
• 28 U.S.C. § 159 — Bankruptcy statistics
• 28 U.S.C. § 586 — Duties; supervision by Attorney General
• 28 U.S.C. § 589a — United States Trustee System Fund
• 28 U.S.C. § 589b — Bankruptcy data
• 28 U.S.C. § 960 — Tax liability
• 28 U.S.C. § 1334 — Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
• 28 U.S.C. § 1409 — Venue of proceedings arising under title 11 or arising in or related to cases under title 11
• 28 U.S.C. § 1410 — Venue of cases ancillary to foreign proceedings
• 28 U.S.C. § 1930 — Bankruptcy fees
• 28 U.S.C. § 2075 — Bankruptcy rules