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42 U.S.C. 1997e: Suits by prisoners
Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-247. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Justice (1).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 4682 End Solitary Confinement Act · introduced · would change (e)
How it got here
2013
- Pub. L. 113–4 inserted "or the commission of a sexual act (as defined in section 2246 of title 18)" before period at end. (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013) Law text · (e)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–134 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to suits by prisoners, consisting of subsecs. (a) to (h), for former provisions relating to exhaustion of remedies, consisting of subsecs. (a) to (d). (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.) Law text
1994
- Pub. L. 103–322, §20416(a)(1), substituted "exceed 180 days" for "exceed ninety days" in par. (1) and inserted before period at end of par. (2) "or are otherwise fair and effective". · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–322, §20416(a)(2), inserted "or are otherwise fair and effective" before period at end of par. (1) and "or is no longer fair and effective" before period at end of par. (2). · (c)
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.