WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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42 U.S.C. 4321: Congressional declaration of purpose

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-190. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

209 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2814, 7 U.S.C. 8111, 10 U.S.C. 483, 10 U.S.C. 2391, 10 U.S.C. 2667.

42 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (4), Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (3), Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development (3), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy (2).

This Congress

  • H.R. 4776 SPEED Act · passed house · would change (b)

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 91-190 (Jan 1, 1970).

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.