WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 13A

42 U.S.C. 1771: Congressional declaration of purpose

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-642. Not changed since. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

33 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 612c–6, 7 U.S.C. 2018, 7 U.S.C. 2020, 7 U.S.C. 4004, 8 U.S.C. 1255a.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change the section as a whole
  • H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 89-642 (Oct 11, 1966).

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.