US Code

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

11 U.S.C. § 922

Automatic stay of enforcement of claims against the debtor

(a)
section 362 of this title A petition filed under this chapter operates as a stay, in addition to the stay provided by , applicable to all entities, of—
(1)
the commencement or continuation, including the issuance or employment of process, of a judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against an officer or inhabitant of the debtor that seeks to enforce a claim against the debtor; and
(2)
the enforcement of a lien on or arising out of taxes or assessments owed to the debtor.
(b)
section 362 of this titlesection 362(a) of this title Subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of apply to a stay under subsection (a) of this section the same as such subsections apply to a stay under .
(c)
section 364(d) of this titlesection 503(b) of this title If the debtor provides, under section 362, 364, or 922 of this title, adequate protection of the interest of the holder of a claim secured by a lien on property of the debtor and if, notwithstanding such protection such creditor has a claim arising from the stay of action against such property under section 362 or 922 of this title or from the granting of a lien under , then such claim shall be allowable as an administrative expense under .
(d)
section 362 of this titlesection 927 of this title Notwithstanding and subsection (a) of this section, a petition filed under this chapter does not operate as a stay of application of pledged special revenues in a manner consistent with to payment of indebtedness secured by such revenues.

Pub. L. 95–59892 Stat. 2623Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 49598 Stat. 384Pub. L. 100–597, § 5102 Stat. 3029(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

house report no. 95–595

section 362 of title 11The automatic stay provided under is incomplete for a municipality, because there is the possibility of action by a creditor against an officer or inhabitant of the municipality to collect taxes due the municipality. Section 85(e)(1) of current chapter IX [section 405(e)(1) of former title 11] stays such actions. Section 922 carries over that protection into the proposed chapter 9. Subsection (b) applies the provisions for relief from the stay that apply generally in section 362 to the stay under section 922.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–5971988—Subsecs. (c), (d). added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Pub. L. 98–3531984—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “a judicial” for “judicial”, and “action or proceeding” for “proceeding”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–597section 12 of Pub. L. 100–597section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective , but not applicable to any case commenced under this title before that date, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–353section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .