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2 U.S.C. 1408: Civil action

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. 1401, 2 U.S.C. 1402a, 2 U.S.C. 1403, 2 U.S.C. 1405, 2 U.S.C. 1416.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–397 substituted "section 1401 of this title" for "section 1404 of this title" and struck out "who has completed counseling under section 1402 of this title and mediation under section 1403 of this title. A civil action may be commenced by a covered employee only to seek red… Law text · (a)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–68 added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)

    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.