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5 U.S.C. 500: Administrative practice; general provisions

Created in 1967 by Public Law 90-83. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 31 U.S.C. 330, 38 U.S.C. 5901, 49 U.S.C. 1303.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of the Secretary of the Treasury (2), Department of Justice (1), Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (1), United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–113 substituted "United States Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office". (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (e)

    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.