15 U.S.C. § 2616
Specific enforcement and seizure
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions to—
A civil action described in paragraph (1) may be brought—
Any chemical substance, mixture, or product subject to subchapter IV which was manufactured, processed, or distributed in commerce in violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated or order issued under this chapter or any article containing such a substance or mixture shall be liable to be proceeded against, by process of libel, for the seizure and condemnation of such substance, mixture, product, or article, in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such substance, mixture, product, or article is found. Such proceedings shall conform as nearly as possible to proceedings in rem in admiralty.
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.
- Toxic Substances Control ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1992House: 377–37Senate: no recorded tally