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42 U.S.C. 628: Payments to Indian tribal organizations

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-272. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 623, 42 U.S.C. 628c, 42 U.S.C. 629a, 42 U.S.C. 654.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2025

    • Pub. L. 118–258, §107(a)(1)(A), (3)(A), added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows: (Supporting America's Children and Families Act) Law text · (a), (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–258, §107(a)(3)(A), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (Supporting America's Children and Families Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–258, §107(a)(1)(C), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 5304 of title 25. (Supporting America's Children and Families Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–258, §107(a)(3)(A), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). (Supporting America's Children and Families Act) Law text · (d)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–288 substituted "section 623" for "section 621". Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–193 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "For purposes of this section— (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (c)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–66 substituted "under this subpart" for "under this part" in two places. · (a)

    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.