Act of July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544
The 70-section original 1898 enactment and every one of the 102 acts that amended or supplemented it between 1903 and 1978, including the Judicial Code provisions governing bankruptcy appeals and the Bankruptcy Rules Act of 1964. The Act was repealed by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, which replaced it with the Bankruptcy Code effective October 1, 1979. Every entry links to the page images from the United States Statutes at Large; where a transcription has been prepared, it links to that too and to a page with the full text.
Bankruptcy Act of 1898
1898–1978
Act of July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544
An Act To establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States
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Act of Feb. 5, 1903, ch. 487, 32 Stat. 797
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight
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Act of June 15, 1906, ch. 3333, 34 Stat. 267
An Act To amend section sixty-four of the bankruptcy Act
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Act of June 25, 1910, ch. 412, 36 Stat. 838
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, as amended by an Act approved February fifth, nineteen hundred and three, and as further amended by an Act approved June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and six
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Judicial Code
Act of Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, 36 Stat. 1087
An Act To codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary · Judicial Code §§ 24 (Nineteenth), 130, 252, 256 (Sixth) and 265: bankruptcy jurisdiction of the district courts, appellate and supervisory jurisdiction of the circuit courts of appeals under the Bankruptcy Act, Supreme Court review of bankruptcy controversies, and injunctions of state-court proceedings in bankruptcy. Amends no text of the Bankruptcy Act.
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Amendment of the Judicial Code
Act of Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 22, 38 Stat. 803
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary,” approved March third, nineteen hundred and eleven
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Amendment of the Judicial Code
Act of Sept. 6, 1916, ch. 448, 39 Stat. 726
An Act To amend the Judicial Code; to fix the time when the annual term of the Supreme Court shall commence; and further to define the jurisdiction of that court
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Act of Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 153, 39 Stat. 999
An Act To amend section seventeen of the United States bankruptcy law of July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and amendments thereto of February fifth, nineteen hundred and three
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Act of Jan. 7, 1922, ch. 22, 42 Stat. 354
An Act To amend section 17 of an Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, approved July 1, 1898, as amended by the Acts of February 5, 1903, and March 2, 1917
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Amendment of the Judicial Code
Act of Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, 43 Stat. 936
An Act To amend the Judicial Code, and to further define the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of appeals and of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes · Amends §§ 24 and 25 (repeals so much of them as regulates review by the Supreme Court) · Judicial Code § 128(c) (appellate and supervisory jurisdiction of the circuit courts of appeals under §§ 24 and 25)
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Act of May 27, 1926, ch. 406, 44 Stat. 662
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Feb. 11, 1932, ch. 38, 47 Stat. 47
An Act Exempting building and loan associations from being adjudged bankrupts
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Bankruptcy Act of 1933
Act of Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 204, 47 Stat. 1467
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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First Municipal Bankruptcy Act
Act of May 24, 1934, ch. 345, 48 Stat. 798
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of June 7, 1934, ch. 424, 48 Stat. 911
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of June 18, 1934, ch. 580, 48 Stat. 991
An Act To amend section 4 of “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States’, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto”, approved June 7, 1934
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Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act
Act of June 28, 1934, ch. 869, 48 Stat. 1289
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of May 15, 1935, ch. 114, 49 Stat. 246
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory and supplementary thereto
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Act of Aug. 20, 1935, ch. 577, 49 Stat. 664
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and for other purposes
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Banking Act of 1935
Act of Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, 49 Stat. 684
An Act To provide for the sound, effective, and uninterrupted operation of the banking system, and for other purposes. Banking Act of 1935 · Amends § 61 (no security required for insured deposits of estate funds)
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Act of Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 774, 49 Stat. 911
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Frazier–Lemke Farm Mortgage Moratorium Act
Act of Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 792, 49 Stat. 942
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 809, 49 Stat. 965
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Apr. 10, 1936, ch. 186, 49 Stat. 1198
An Act To amend chapter 9 of the Act of July 1, 1898, entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Apr. 11, 1936, ch. 210, 49 Stat. 1203
An Act To amend section 80 of chapter 9 of an Act to amend the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898
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Act of June 5, 1936, ch. 512, 49 Stat. 1475
An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, as amended and supplemented
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Act of June 26, 1936, ch. 833, 49 Stat. 1969
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Aug. 12, 1937, ch. 589, 50 Stat. 622
An Act To amend section 77B of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, as amended
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Second Municipal Bankruptcy Act
Act of Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 657, 50 Stat. 653
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Mar. 4, 1938, ch. 41, 52 Stat. 84
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Chandler Act
Act of June 22, 1938, ch. 575, 52 Stat. 840
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; and to repeal section 76 thereof and all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent therewith
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Act of July 28, 1939, ch. 393, 53 Stat. 1134
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 689, 53 Stat. 1406
An Act To amend subsection (n), section 77, of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, concerning payment of preferred claims
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Act of Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 39, 54 Stat. 40
An Act To extend until March 4, 1944, the time during which petitions may be filed by farmers under section 75 of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of Mar. 4, 1940, ch. 41, 54 Stat. 44
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of June 28, 1940, ch. 438, 54 Stat. 667
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of July 1, 1940, ch. 500, 54 Stat. 709
An Act Amending the Bankruptcy Act with respect to the basis of property
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Act of June 22, 1942, ch. 434, 56 Stat. 377
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Oct. 16, 1942, ch. 610, 56 Stat. 787
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Mar. 11, 1944, ch. 87, 58 Stat. 113
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of June 3, 1946, ch. 280, 60 Stat. 230
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Referees’ Salary Act
Act of June 28, 1946, ch. 512, 60 Stat. 323
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of July 1, 1946, ch. 532, 60 Stat. 409
An Act To amend sections 81, 82, and 83, and to repeal section 84 of chapter IX of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of June 30, 1947, ch. 182, 61 Stat. 213
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act with respect to qualifications of part-time referees in bankruptcy
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Mahaffie Act
Act of Apr. 9, 1948, ch. 180, 62 Stat. 162
An Act To amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, and for other purposes · Supplements § 77 (sec. 3: Commission and court review of pending plans of railroad reorganization); amends no text of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of Apr. 21, 1948, ch. 225, 62 Stat. 198
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683
An Act To revise, codify, and enact into positive law, Title 18 of the United States Code, entitled “Crimes and Criminal Procedure” · Repeals § 29 (offenses), re-enacted as 18 U.S.C. §§ 151–155, 3057 and 3284
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Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869
An Act To revise, codify, and enact into law title 28 of the United States Code entitled “Judicial Code and Judiciary” · Re-enacts the Judicial Code’s bankruptcy provisions as 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334 (jurisdiction) and 2107 (time for appeal); amends no text of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139, 63 Stat. 89
An Act To amend title 18, entitled, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and title 28, entitled, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, of the United States Code, and for other purposes · Amends §§ 14c(1) and 64a(3) (cross-references to the new title 18)
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Act of Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 70, 64 Stat. 24
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Sept. 19, 1950, ch. 954, 64 Stat. 866
An Act To provide for the temporary assignment of referees in bankruptcy, and for other purposes
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Act of Dec. 20, 1950, ch. 1138, 64 Stat. 1113
An Act To give a short title to the Act of July 1, 1898, commonly known as the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of Dec. 29, 1950, ch. 1193, 64 Stat. 1134
An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of May 16, 1951, ch. 81, 65 Stat. 42
An Act To amend subdivision a of section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of May 16, 1951, ch. 82, 65 Stat. 42
An Act To amend subdivision a of section 55 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of July 3, 1951, ch. 205, 65 Stat. 114
An Act To amend subdivisions d and e of section 58 of the Bankruptcy Act, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
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Act of Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 543, 65 Stat. 606
An Act To amend section 77, subsection (c) (3), of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of July 7, 1952, ch. 579, 66 Stat. 420
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; and to repeal subdivision b of section 64, subdivision h of section 70, and sections 118, 354, and 643 thereof and all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent therewith
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Act of July 7, 1952, ch. 580, 66 Stat. 438
An Act To amend section 40 of the Bankruptcy Act, so as to increase and fix the salary of full-time referees and to authorize increased salaries for part-time referees
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Act of Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 327, 67 Stat. 366
An Act To amend clause (4) of section 35 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of May 10, 1956, ch. 257, 70 Stat. 151
An Act To amend section 40 of the Bankruptcy Act, so as to increase salaries for part-time and full-time referees
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Act of May 28, 1956, ch. 330, 70 Stat. 216
An Act To increase the compensation of trustees in bankruptcy
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Act of July 30, 1956, ch. 784, 70 Stat. 725
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act with respect to the priority of debts owed by a bankrupt to workmen, servants, clerks, and certain salesmen
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Act of Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 819, 70 Stat. 785
An Act To amend subdivision a of section 66—unclaimed moneys—of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, and to repeal subdivision b of section 66 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 893, 70 Stat. 955
An Act To amend subdivision e of section 58, Notices, of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of Sept. 2, 1957, Pub. L. 85-275, 71 Stat. 599
An Act To amend subdivision b of section 14—Discharges, when granted—of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, and subdivision b of section 58—Notices—the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of Sept. 4, 1957, Pub. L. 85-295, 71 Stat. 617
An Act To amend section 116 of chapter X of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, to make certain equipment trust provisions applicable to aircraft and aircraft equipment of air carriers
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Act of July 11, 1958, Pub. L. 85-515, 72 Stat. 357
An Act To amend section 77 (c) (6) of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-732, 72 Stat. 820
An Act To amend sections 323, 331, 334, 335, 336, 337, 363, and 376 of, and to add a new section to, the Bankruptcy Act approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto
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Act of Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-824, 72 Stat. 984
An Act To amend paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of May 13, 1959, Pub. L. 86-24, 73 Stat. 24
An Act To amend Chapter 13—Wage Earners’ Plans—of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-64, 73 Stat. 109
An Act To amend sections 1, 18, 22, 331, and 631 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1, 41, 45, 731, 1031) to provide for automatic adjudication and reference in certain cases
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Act of July 28, 1959, Pub. L. 86-110, 73 Stat. 259
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act so as to consolidate the referees’ salary and expense funds
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Act of Aug. 7, 1959, Pub. L. 86-144, 73 Stat. 296
An Act To amend sections 43 and 34 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 71, 62) to simplify the filling of referee vacancies
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Act of Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86-293, 73 Stat. 571
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act in regard to the verification of pleadings
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Act of June 11, 1960, Pub. L. 86-504, 74 Stat. 198
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act in regard to the closing fee of the trustee and in regard to the fee for the filing of a petition
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Act of June 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-519, 74 Stat. 217
An Act To amend section 57a of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 93(a)) and section 152, title 18, United States Code
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Act of July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-621, 74 Stat. 408
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act to limit the use of false financial statements as a bar to discharge
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Act of July 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86-662, 74 Stat. 528
An Act To amend subdivision c of section 39 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 67c) so as to clarify time for review of orders of referees
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Act of Sept. 19, 1962, Pub. L. 87-677, 76 Stat. 559
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act in respect to the salaries of retired referees
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Act of Sept. 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87-681, 76 Stat. 570
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
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Act of May 8, 1963, Pub. L. 88-16, 77 Stat. 14
An Act To amend section 47 of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of May 8, 1963, Pub. L. 88-17, 77 Stat. 14
An Act To amend subdivision d of section 60 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 96d) so as to give the court authority on its own motion to reexamine attorney fees paid or to be paid in a bankruptcy proceeding
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Act of Nov. 13, 1963, Pub. L. 88-175, 77 Stat. 330
An Act To amend sections 334, 367, and 369 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 734, 767, 769) and to add a new section 355 so as to require claims to be filed and to limit the time within which claims may be filed in chapter XI (arrangement) proceedings to the time prescribed by section 57n of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 93n)
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Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964
Act of Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-426, 78 Stat. 400
An Act To adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain officers and employees in the Federal Government, and for other purposes · Amends § 40a (referees’ salary ceilings raised to $22,500 and $11,000)
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Bankruptcy Rules Act of 1964
Pub. L. No. 88-623, 78 Stat. 1001 (Oct. 3, 1964)
An Act To provide for the promulgation of rules of practice and procedure under the Bankruptcy Act, and for other purposes
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Act of Sept. 2, 1965, Pub. L. 89-166, 79 Stat. 646
An Act To amend paragraphs b and c of section 14 of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of May 10, 1966, Pub. L. 89-414, 80 Stat. 135
An Act To amend section 39b of the Bankruptcy Act so as to prohibit referees from acting as trustees or receivers in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of July 5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-496, 80 Stat. 270
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act with respect to limiting the priority and non-dischargeability of taxes in bankruptcy
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966
Act of Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89-754, 80 Stat. 1255
An Act To assist comprehensive city demonstration programs for rebuilding slum and blighted areas and for providing the public facilities and services necessary to improve the general welfare of the people who live in those areas, to assist and encourage planned metropolitan development, and for other purposes · Amends § 263 (chapter X and corporations under mortgages insured under title XI of the National Housing Act)
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Act of Nov. 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-156, 81 Stat. 510
An Act To amend sections 334, 355, 367, and 369 of the Bankruptcy Act
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Act of Nov. 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-157, 81 Stat. 511
An Act To amend sections 64a, 238, 378, and 483 of the Bankruptcy Act and to repeal sections 354 and 459 of the Act
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Act of Nov. 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-158, 81 Stat. 516
An Act To amend sections 337 and 338 of the Bankruptcy Act and to add new section 339
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Act of Nov. 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-161, 81 Stat. 518
An Act To amend sections 40c(1) and 52a of the Bankruptcy Act so as to reallocate part of the filing fee from the clerk’s earnings to the Referees’ Salary and Expense Fund
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Act of Oct. 17, 1968, Pub. L. 90-586, 82 Stat. 1149
An Act To amend part III of the Interstate Commerce Act to provide for the recording of trust agreements and other evidences of equipment indebtedness of water carriers, and for other purposes
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Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
Act of Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91-452, 84 Stat. 922
An Act Relating to the control of organized crime in the United States · Amends § 7a(10) (immunity extended to evidence derived from the bankrupt’s testimony)
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Act of Oct. 19, 1970, Pub. L. 91-467, 84 Stat. 990
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act, sections 2, 14, 15, 17, 38, and 58, to permit the discharge of debts in a subsequent proceeding after denial of discharge for specified reasons in an earlier proceeding, to authorize courts of bankruptcy to determine the dischargeability or nondischargeability of provable debts, and to provide additional grounds for the revocation of discharges
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Act of June 6, 1972, Pub. L. 92-310, 86 Stat. 201
An Act To provide that the Federal Government shall assume the risks of its fidelity losses, and for other purposes · Amends § 50 (bonds of referees abolished)
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Act of Dec. 27, 1973, Pub. L. 93-200, 87 Stat. 838
An Act To amend section 40b of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 68(b)) to remove the restriction on change of salary of full-time referees
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Executive Salary Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
Act of Aug. 9, 1975, Pub. L. 94-82, 89 Stat. 419
An Act To amend title 39, United States Code, to apply to the United States Postal Service certain provisions of law providing for Federal agency safety programs and responsibilities, to provide for cost-of-living adjustments of Federal executive salaries, and for other purposes · Amends § 40a (referees’ salaries fixed under the Federal Salary Act of 1967)
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Act of Feb. 27, 1976, Pub. L. 94-217, 90 Stat. 192
An Act To amend section 40 of the Bankruptcy Act to fix the salaries of referees in bankruptcy
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Act of Apr. 8, 1976, Pub. L. 94-260, 90 Stat. 315
An Act To amend chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act to provide by voluntary reorganization procedures for the adjustment of the debts of municipalities
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Act of Sept. 22, 1978, Pub. L. 95-383, 92 Stat. 729
An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide for uniform supervision and control of employees of referees in bankruptcy
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