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28 U.S.C. § 1582

Civil actions commenced by the United States

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1582, Civil actions commenced by the United States, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465289
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The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action which arises out of an import transaction and which is commenced by the United States—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-417(S. 1654)1980-10-10
    Customs Courts Act of 1979
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-573(H.R. 3398)1984-10-30
    Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-514(H.R. 3838)1986-10-22
    Tax Reform Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-182(H.R. 3450)1993-12-08
    North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
    House: 234–200Senate: 61–38