18 U.S.C. § 229
Prohibited activities
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 229, Prohibited activities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448741
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Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly—
A person referred to in paragraph (1) is—
Conduct prohibited by subsection (a) is within the jurisdiction of the United States if the prohibited conduct—
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.
- Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999