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1 U.S.C. § 103

Enacting or resolving words after first section

United States · Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS · Status: effective

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1 U.S.C. § 103, Enacting or resolving words after first section, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2663
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No enacting or resolving words shall be used in any section of an Act or resolution of Congress except in the first.

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