bankruptcy power

The United States Constitution authorizes Congress under Article I , Section 8, Clause 4 with the power to “establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States." The bankruptcy laws that Congress makes have to be within the scope of federal bankruptcy power .

[Last reviewed in July of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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