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28 U.S.C. 2631: Persons entitled to commence a civil action

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-417. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–182 added par. (3). · (g)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–573, §212(b)(3), amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) read as follows: · (g)
    • Pub. L. 98–573, §612(b)(3), added subpar. (E). · (k)

    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.