28 U.S.C. § 1658
Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 1658, Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465317
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Notwithstanding subsection (a), a private right of action that involves a claim of fraud, deceit, manipulation, or contrivance in contravention of a regulatory requirement concerning the securities laws, as defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), may be brought not later than the earlier of—
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.
- Judicial Improvements Act of 1990House: 386–18Senate: no recorded tally
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002