Title 11, United States Code section 523

Compiled April, 2010

Our review of the annotated history for Title 11, United States Code section 523(c)(1) reveals the following legislative history.  Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.

  1. Pub.L. 95-598, November 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2590
  2. Pub.L. 96-56, § 3, August 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 387
  3. Pub.L. 97-35, Title XXIII, § 2334(b), August 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 863
  4. Pub.L. 98-353, Title III, §§ 307, 371, 454, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 353, 364, 375
  5. Pub.L. 99-554, Title II, §§ 257(n), 281, 283(j), October 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3115 to 3117
  6. Pub.L. 101-581, § 2(a), November 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2865
  7. Pub.L. 101-647, Title XXV, § 2522(a), Title XXXI, § 3102(a), Title XXXVI, § 3621, November 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4865, 4916, 4964
  8. Pub.L. 103-322, Title XXXII, § 320934, September 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2135
  9. Pub.L. 103-394, Title II, § 221, Title III, §§ 304(e), (h)(3), 306, 309, Title V, § 501(d)(13), October 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4129, 4133 to 4135, 4137, 4145
  10. Pub.L. 104-134, Title I, § 101[(a)][Title VIII, § 804(b)], April 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-74
  11. Renumbered Title I Pub.L. 104-140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327
  12. Amended Pub.L. 104-193, Title III, § 374(a), August 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2255
  13. Pub.L. 105-244, Title IX, § 971(a), October 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1837
  14. Pub.L. 107-204, Title VIII, § 803, July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 801
  15. Pub.L. 109-8, Title II, §§ 215, 220, 224(c), Title III, §§ 301, 310, 314(a), Title IV, § 412, Title VII, § 714, Title XII, §§ 1209, 1235, Title XIV, § 1404(a), Title XV, § 1502(a)(2), April 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 54, 59, 64, 75, 84, 88, 107, 128, 194, 204, 215, 216

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