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42 U.S.C. 6302: Prohibited acts

Created in 1975 by Public Law 94-163. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6295, 42 U.S.C. 6301, 42 U.S.C. 6303, 42 U.S.C. 6304, 42 U.S.C. 6317.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–11 redesignated par. (6) relating to prohibition of distribution in commerce of certain adapters as (7) and added par. (8). (Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015) Law text · (a)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–140, §321(e)(1), which directed the striking out of "or" after semicolon at end, could not be executed after amendment by Pub. L. 110–140, §306(b)(1). See below. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §306(b)(1), struck out "or" after semicolon at end. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §321(e)(2), which directed substitution of "; or" for period at end, could not be executed after amendment by Pub. L. 110–140, §306(b)(2). See below. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §306(b)(2), substituted "part, except to the extent that the new covered product is covered by a regional standard that is more stringent than the base national standard; or" for "part." (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §321(e)(3), added par. (6) relating to prohibition of distribution in commerce of certain adapters. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §306(b)(3), added par. (6) relating to sale of a product to a distributor, contractor, or dealer with knowledge that the entity routinely violates a regional standard. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–12, §11(b)(5)(A), inserted heading. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–12, §11(a)(3), substituted "energy conservation standard established in or prescribed under" for "energy efficiency standard prescribed under". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–12, §11(b)(5)(B), inserted heading. · (b)

    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.