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47 U.S.C. 402: Judicial review of Commission's orders and decisions

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-791. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 28 U.S.C. 2342, 47 U.S.C. 155, 47 U.S.C. 159a, 47 U.S.C. 204, 47 U.S.C. 208.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–260 added par. (10). Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–104, §151(b)(1), inserted reference to par. (9). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–104, §151(b)(2), added par. (9). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–620 substituted "The" for "At the earliest convenient time the" and "706 of title 5" for "10(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act [former 5 U.S.C. 1009(e)]". · (g)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–259, §127(b), substituted "chapter 158 of title 28" for "Public Law 901, Eighty-first Congress, approved December 29, 1950". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 97–259, §121, substituted "appellant" for "Commission", "filing of such notice" for "date of service upon it", struck out "and shall thereafter permit any such person to inspect and make copies of said notice and statement of reasons therefor at the office of the Commission in … · (d)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–791 substituted "the record upon which the order complained of was entered, as provided in section 2112 of title 28," for "a copy of the order complained of, a full statement in writing of the facts and grounds relied upon by it in support of the order involved upon said app… · (d)

    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.