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2 U.S.C. § 1438

Severability

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 1438, Severability, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423182
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If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provisions of the remainder to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 104-1(S. 2)1995-01-23
    Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
    House: 390–0Senate: 98–1
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-397(S. 3749)2018-12-21
    Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally