11 USC § 1189 - Filing of the plan

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title: "11 USC § 1189 - Filing of the plan"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1189"
section_name: "Filing of the plan"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "REORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–54, § 2(a), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1081.)"
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# § 1189. Filing of the plan

**(a)** **Who May File a Plan.—** Only the debtor may file a plan under this subchapter.

**(b)** **Deadline.—** The debtor shall file a plan not later than 90 days after the order for relief under this chapter, except that the court may extend the period if the need for the extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–54, § 2(a), Aug. 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 1081.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note under .