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3 U.S.C. § 19

Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act

United States · Title 3 — THE PRESIDENT · Status: effective

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3 U.S.C. § 19, Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423952
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An individual acting as President under subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall continue to act until the expiration of the then current Presidential term, except that—

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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-91(S. 826)1977-08-04
    Department of Energy Organization Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-88(S. 210)1979-10-17
    An act to establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-527(H.R. 3471)1988-10-25
    Department of Veterans Affairs Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-177(H.R. 3199)2006-03-09
    USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
    House: 202–224Senate: 89–10