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31 U.S.C. § 5118

Gold clauses and consent to sue

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 5118, Gold clauses and consent to sue, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467765
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In this section— “gold clause” means a provision in or related to an obligation alleging to give the obligee a right to require payment in— The Government withdraws its consent given to anyone to assert against the Government, its agencies, or its officers, employees, or agents, a claim—

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. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-185(S. 1639)1985-12-17
    Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-208(H.R. 3610)1996-09-30
    Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997
    House: 370–37Senate: 72–27
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-61(H.R. 2378)1997-10-10
    Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998
    House: 220–207Senate: 55–45