11 USC § 944 - Effect of confirmation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s944"
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title: "11 USC § 944 - Effect of confirmation"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "944"
section_name: "Effect of confirmation"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A MUNICIPALITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "THE PLAN"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2624.)"
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# § 944. Effect of confirmation

**(a)** The provisions of a confirmed plan bind the debtor and any creditor, whether or not—

**(1)** a proof of such creditor’s claim is filed or deemed filed under section 501 of this title;

**(2)** such claim is allowed under section 502 of this title; or

**(3)** such creditor has accepted the plan.

**(b)** Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the debtor is discharged from all debts as of the time when—

**(1)** the plan is confirmed;

**(2)** the debtor deposits any consideration to be distributed under the plan with a disbursing agent appointed by the court; and

**(3)** the court has determined—

**(A)** that any security so deposited will constitute, after distribution, a valid legal obligation of the debtor; and

**(B)** that any provision made to pay or secure payment of such obligation is valid.

**(c)** The debtor is not discharged under subsection (b) of this section from any debt—

**(1)** excepted from discharge by the plan or order confirming the plan; or

**(2)** owed to an entity that, before confirmation of the plan, had neither notice nor actual knowledge of the case.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2624.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

### senate report no. 95–989

[Section 947] Subsection (a) [enacted as section 944(a)] makes the provisions of a confirmed plan binding on the debtor and creditors. It is derived from section 95(a) of chapter 9 [section 415(a) of former title 11].

Subsections (b) and (c) [enacted as section 944(b) and (c)] provide for the discharge of a municipality. The discharge is essentially the same as that granted under section 95(b) of the Bankruptcy Act [section 415(b) of former title 11].