Reading Room Document

Presidential Signing of Bankruptcy Extension Act

This memorandum examines the legal issues that might arise if President Reagan signed a bankruptcy court reform extension bill several hours past the deadline, as a result of his visit to China. The opinion concludes that President Reagan was required to sign the physical bill on April 30, 1982 (based on the time zone he was in at the time) to avoid confusion. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at https://justice.gov/olc/page/file/936156/download.

June 13, 1984