18 U.S.C. § 1515
Definitions for certain provisions; general provision
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1515, Definitions for certain provisions; general provision, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449251
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As used in sections 1512 and 1513 of this title and in this section—
the term “official proceeding” means—
the term “misleading conduct” means—
the term “law enforcement officer” means an officer or employee of the Federal Government, or a person authorized to act for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the Federal Government as an adviser or consultant—
the term “bodily injury” means—
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.
- Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Criminal Law and Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Judicial Improvements Act of 1990House: 386–18Senate: no recorded tally
- Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
- Economic Espionage Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- False Statements Accountability Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally