Time line of bankruptcy laws in the US

The following is a time line of official bankruptcy laws in the US:

• United States Constitution, 1788, states under Article 1, Section 8 "To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.”

• The Bankruptcy Act of 1800

• The Bankruptcy Bill of 1841

• The Bankruptcy Act of 1867

• The Bankruptcy Bill of 1898

• The Bankruptcy Act of 1933

• The Bankruptcy Act of 1934

• The Chandler Act Reforms of 1938

• The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978

• The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

For more information on the origins of bankruptcy, please feel free to consult a Houston bankruptcy lawyer from the Rashid Law Firm.