The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 (ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544) was the first long-term bankruptcy legislation, and it governed bankruptcy cases for nearly eighty years. Then, in 1978, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Pub. L. No. 95-598, 92 Stat. 2549), which was the beginning of modern-day bankruptcy law. The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 repealed the Bankruptcy Act of 1898.

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978

• Legislative History of the Act of November 6, 1978, Part 1 (Westlaw)
• Legislative History of the Act of November 6, 1978, Part 2 (Westlaw)
• Arnold & Porter Legislative History (Westlaw)
• Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978: A Legislative History by Alan N. Resnick and Eugene M. Wypyski (HeinOnline)

Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984

• Legislative History of the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (Westlaw)
• Arnold & Porter Legislative History (Westlaw)
• Howery Law Firm Legislative History (HeinOnline)
• Bankruptcy Reform Amendments: A Legislative History of the Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984, Public Law 98-353 by Bernard D. Jr. Reams, Eugene M. Wypyski & Alan N. Resnick (HeinOnline)

Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986

• Legislative History of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (Westlaw)
• Arnold & Porter Legislative History (Westlaw)

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994

• Legislative History of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (Westlaw)
• Arnold & Porter Legislative History (Westlaw)

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)

• A Legislative History of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 by Susan Jensen (ProQuest)
• Bankruptcy Reform: The Legislative History of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 by William H. Manz (HeinOnline)