What governs bankruptcy?

• A. National Bankruptcy Act 1898 to 1938
• B. US Constitution
• C. Modified by Title 1 US Code of Bankruptcy
• D. Bankruptcy Act of 1994

Answer: (C)

Bankruptcy law today is a codified set of federal statutes that Congress creates and updates, not just a historical act or a constitutional grant. The operative rules live in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, part of the United States Code, and over time it has been amended by new federal statutes to address changing needs and policy goals. The Constitution gives Congress the authority to establish uniform bankruptcy laws, and earlier acts laid the groundwork, but the current framework is the code that’s periodically revised. The idea behind the correct choice is capturing that bankruptcy is governed within a specific title of the U.S. Code and is subject to ongoing modification, rather than being tied to an old act or to the Constitution alone. In practice, you’ll study the Bankruptcy Code and its amendments (primarily Title 11) as the living framework for bankruptcy today.