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15 U.S.C. 2615: Penalties

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-469. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2611, 15 U.S.C. 2617, 15 U.S.C. 2619, 15 U.S.C. 2629, 15 U.S.C. 2647.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–182, §12(1), substituted "$37,500" for "$25,000". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §12(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, substituted "$50,000" for "$25,000", and added par. (2). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–550 substituted "section 2614 or 2689 of this title" for "section 2614 of this title" wherever appearing. · (a), (2), (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.