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{{Short description|United States Act of Congress regulating bankruptcy}}
{{Infobox U.S. legislation
| shorttitle        = Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
| othershorttitles  =
| longtitle         = An act to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.
| colloquialacronym = 
| nickname          = 
| enacted by        = 95th
| effective date    = November 6, 1978
| public law url    = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUTE-92-Pg2549.pdf
| cite public law   = 95-598
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|92|2549}}
| acts amended    = 
| acts repealed   = 
| title amended   = [[Title 11 of the United States Code|11 U.S.C.: Bankruptcy]]
| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|11|1}}
| sections amended = 
| leghisturl      = https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/08200
| introducedin    = House
| introducedbill  = {{USbill|95|H.R.|8200}}
| introducedby    = [[Don Edwards]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[California|CA]])
| introduceddate  = July 11, 1977
| committees      = [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary]], [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary]]
| passedbody1     = House
| passeddate1     = February 1, 1978
| passedvote1     = [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/95-1978/h726 405-4]
| passedbody2     = Senate
| passedas2       = <!-- used if the second body changes the name of the legislation -->
| passeddate2     = September 7, 1978
| passedvote2     = [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/95-1978/s1009 51-20], in lieu of {{USBill|95|S.|2266}}
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| agreedbody3     = House
| agreeddate3     = September 28, 1978
| agreedvote3     = agreed
| agreedbody4     = Senate
| agreeddate4     = October 5, 1978
| agreedvote4     = agreed
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| signedpresident = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| signeddate      = November 6, 1978
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The '''Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978''' ({{USPL|95|598}}, {{USStat|92|2549}}, November 6, 1978) is a [[United States]] [[Act of Congress]] regulating [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]].

The current [[Title 11 of the United States Code|Bankruptcy Code]] was enacted in 1978 by § 101 of the Act which generally became effective on October 1, 1979. The current Code completely replaced the former [[Bankruptcy Act of 1898]], sometimes called the "[[Nelson Act]]" (Act of July 1, 1898, ch. 541, {{USStat|30|544}}). The current Code has been amended multiple times since 1978. (''See, ''e.g.'' [[Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005]].'')

This Act prohibits [[employment discrimination]] against anyone who has declared bankruptcy.

==See also==
[[Bankruptcy Act]]

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[[Category:United States bankruptcy legislation]]
[[Category:1978 in American law]]
[[Category:History of bankruptcy law]]