Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

11 U.S.C. § 1221

Filing of plan

The debtor shall file a plan not later than 90 days after the order for relief under this chapter, except that the court may extend such period if the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable.

Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 255100 Stat. 3109Pub. L. 103–65107 Stat. 311Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 149(a)112 Stat. 2681–610Pub. L. 106–5, § 1(1)113 Stat. 9Pub. L. 106–70, § 1113 Stat. 1031Pub. L. 107–8, § 1115 Stat. 10Pub. L. 107–17, § 1115 Stat. 151Pub. L. 107–170, § 1116 Stat. 133Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10814(a)116 Stat. 532Pub. L. 107–377, § 2(a)116 Stat. 3115Pub. L. 108–73, § 2(a)117 Stat. 891Pub. L. 108–369, § 2(a)118 Stat. 1749Pub. L. 109–8, title X, § 1001(a)(1)119 Stat. 185(Added and amended , title III, § 302(f), , , 3124; , §§ 1, 2, , ; , , ; , (2), , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (c), , , 186.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 1201 of this titleFor repeal of section effective , and subsequent reenactment of section, see note set out preceding .

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–651993— substituted “the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable” for “an extension is substantially justified”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–65, § 3107 Stat. 311

“(a)

Effective Date .—

section 581 of Title 28Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act [amending this section and provisions set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [].
“(b)

Application of Amendment Made by Section 2.—

The amendment made by section 2 [amending this section] shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code before the date of the enactment of this Act.”
, , , provided that:

Effective Dates

section 1001(a)(2) of Pub. L. 109–8section 1201 of this titlesection 1201 of this titlePermanent reenactment of section effective , see , set out as a Repeal, Reenactment, and Termination of Chapter note under . For effective dates of section and amendments extending periods for which section was reenacted prior to permanent reenactment, see Effective Date and Effective Date of 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 Amendment notes set out under .