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2 U.S.C. 1302: Application of laws

Created in 1995 by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-1). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1316b, 2 U.S.C. 1362, 2 U.S.C. 1381, 2 U.S.C. 1382, 2 U.S.C. 1405.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92 added par. (12). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (a)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–397 added subsec. (c). Law text · (c)

    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.