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2 U.S.C. 1405: Hearing

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

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 1331, 2 U.S.C. 1341, 2 U.S.C. 1351, 2 U.S.C. 1401, 2 U.S.C. 1402a.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(e)(1), struck out "Complaint and" before "Hearing" in section catchline. Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(b), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) related to filing complaints by covered employees after completion of mediation under former section 1403 of this title. Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(e)(2), which directed substitution of "request for a hearing under subsection (a)" for "complaint", was executed by making the substitution both places it appeared, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(c), added par. (3). Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(e)(3), substituted "claim" for "complaint" in introductory provisions. Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(d), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "commenced no later than 60 days after filing of the complaint under subsection (a), except that the Office may, for good cause, extend up to an additional 30 days the time for commencing … Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–397, §103(e)(4), substituted "claim" for "complaint". Law text · (g)

    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.