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52 U.S.C. 30107: Powers of Commission

Created in 1974 by Public Law 92-225. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 52 U.S.C. 30106.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Election Commission (6).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954", which for purposes of codification was translated as "title 26" thus requiring no change in text. · (a), (8)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–187, §106, in par. (1) substituted "under oath, such written reports and answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe" for "in writing such reports and answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe" and struck out provision that such submission be made within … · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–187, §106, reworded subsec. (b) without substantive changes. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–187, §106, reenacted subsec. (c) without change. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 96–187, §106, struck out "of the United States" after "President" in pars. (1) and (2). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 96–187, §106, substituted "section 437g(a)(8)" for "section 437g(a)(9)". · (e)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–283, §107(b)(1), substituted "civil actions" for "civil proceedings" and inserted "(in the case of any civil action brought under section 437g(a) (9) of this title)" after "defend" and "and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26" after "this Act". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §115(b), substituted "section 312" for "section 313" in the original to accommodate the renumbering of section 313 of Pub. L. 92–225 as section 312 of Pub. L. 92–225 by section 105 of Pub. L. 94–283. Since both the original and substituted references translate as "se… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §107(a)(1), inserted "to develop such prescribed forms and to" before "to make, amend, and repeal" and inserted "and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26" after "provisions of this Act". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §107(a)(2), substituted "and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26; and" for "and sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of title 18;". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §107(a)(3), redesignated par. (11) as par. (10). Former par. (10), which covered the development of prescribed forms under subsection (a)(1) of this section, was struck out. · (a), (11)
    • Pub. L. 94–283, §107(b)(2), added subsec. (e). · (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.