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5 U.S.C. § 551

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United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 551, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426455
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For the purpose of this subchapter— “agency” means each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to review by another agency, but does not include— “sanction” includes the whole or a part of an agency— “relief” includes the whole or a part of an agency—

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 94-409(S. 5)1976-09-13
    Government in the Sunshine Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-350(H.R. 1107)2011-01-04
    To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".
    House: 385–0Senate: no recorded tally