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2 U.S.C. 356: Functions

Created in 1967 by Public Law 90-206. Changed by 8 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. 357, 2 U.S.C. 358, 2 U.S.C. 362, 2 U.S.C. 363, 2 U.S.C. 364.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–572 substituted "United States Court of Federal Claims" for "United States Claims Court". · (C)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–194 substituted "subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 352(8) of this title" for "section 352(2) and (3) of this title".

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–202 substituted "except bankruptcy judges, but including" for "and magistrates and". · (C)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–190 inserted last sentence relating to review of rates of pay of offices or positions.

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–164 inserted reference to judges of the United States Claims Court. · (C)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–598 struck out reference to section 402(d) and inserted reference to magistrates. · (C)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–82 inserted "the Vice President of the United States" before "Senators", and "the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives" after "Puerto Rico". · (A)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–375 added par. (E). · (E)

    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.