Please note: Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 11, 2022. Under the Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071-75, the following take effect December 1, 2022:

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Rule 1007        Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time Limits

Rule 1020        Chapter 11 Reorganization Case for Small Business Debtors

Rule 2009        Trustees for Estates When Joint Administration Ordered

Rule 2012        Substitution of Trustee or Successor Trustee; Accounting

Rule 2015        Duty to Keep Records, Make Reports, and Give Notice of Case or Change of Status

Rule 3002        Filing Proof of Claim or Interest

Rule 3010        Small Dividends and Payments in Cases Under Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and

                          Chapter 13

Rule 3011        Unclaimed Funds in Cases Under Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13

Rule 3014        Election Under § 1111(b) by Secured Creditor in Chapter 9 Municipality or Chapter 11 Reorganization Case

Rule 3016        Filing of Plan and Disclosure Statement in a Chapter 9 Municipality or Chapter 11 Reorganization Case

Rule 3017.1     Court Consideration of Disclosure Statement in a Small Business Case or in a Case Under Subchapter V of

                          Chapter 11

Rule 3017.2     Fixing of Dates by the Court in Subchapter V Cases in Which There Is No Disclosure Statement

Rule 3018        Acceptance or Rejection of Plan in a Chapter 9 Municipality or a Chapter 11 Reorganization Case

Rule 3019        Modification of Accepted Plan in a Chapter 9 Municipality or a Chapter 11 Reorganization Case

Rule 5005        Filing and Transmittal of Papers

Rule 7004        Process; Service of Summons, Complaint

Rule 8023        Voluntary Dismissal

Official Bankruptcy Forms

Official Form 101                    Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy

Official Form 309E1                Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case (For Individuals or Joint Debtors)

Official Form 309E2                Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case (For Individuals or Joint Debtors under Subchapter V)

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**Updated PDFs for each set of rules that include the newly effective rules and forms will be posted to the Current Rules page when they become available from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.