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28 U.S.C. 2201: Creation of remedy

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-508. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1252, 8 U.S.C. 1503, 17 U.S.C. 1504, 21 U.S.C. 355, 21 U.S.C. 360b.

This Congress

  • H.R. 5146 Federal Receivership Fairness Act · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–113 substituted "section 516A(f)(9)" for "section 516A(f)(10)". (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (a)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148 inserted ", or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act" before period. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (b)

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–182 substituted "merchandise of a free trade area country (as defined in section 516A(f)(10) of the Tariff Act of 1930)," for "Canadian merchandise,". · (a)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–449 temporarily substituted "1986," for "1954 or" and inserted "or in any civil action involving an antidumping or countervailing duty proceeding regarding a class or kind of Canadian merchandise, as determined by the administering authority," after "title 11,". See Effecti… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 100–670 inserted "or 512" after "505". · (b)

1984

  • Pub. L. 98–417 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

1978

  • Pub. L. 95–598 inserted reference to proceedings under section 505 or 1146 of title 11.

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–455 substituted "taxes other than actions brought under section 7428 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954" for "taxes".

1958

  • Pub. L. 85–508 struck out provisions which related to District Court for Territory of Alaska. See section 81A of this title which establishes a United States District Court for the State of Alaska.

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.