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5 U.S.C. § 556

Hearings; presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record as basis of decision

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5 U.S.C. § 556, Hearings; presiding employees; powers and duties; burden of proof; evidence; record as basis of decision, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426462
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There shall preside at the taking of evidence— Subject to published rules of the agency and within its powers, employees presiding at hearings may—

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 95-251(H.R. 6975)1978-03-27
    An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that hearing examiners shall be known as administrative law judges, and to increase the number of such positions which the Civil Service Commission may establish and place at GS-16 of the General Schedule.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-552(H.R. 2497)1990-11-15
    Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally