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42 U.S.C. § 6304

Injunctive enforcement

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 6304, Injunctive enforcement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480693
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The United States district courts shall have jurisdiction to restrain (1) any violation of section 6302 of this title and (2) any person from distributing in commerce any covered product which does not comply with an applicable rule under section 6294 or 6295 of this title. Any such action shall be brought by the Commission, except that any such action to restrain any violation of section 6302(a)(3) of this title which relates to requirements prescribed by the Secretary, any violation of section 6302(a)(4) of this title which relates to requests of the Secretary under section 6296(b)(2) of this title, or any violation of paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 6302(a) of this title shall be brought by the Secretary. Any such action to restrain any person from distributing in commerce a general service incandescent lamp that does not comply with the applicable standard established under section 6295(i) of this title or an adapter prohibited under section 6302(a)(7) of this title may also be brought by the attorney general of a State in the name of the State. Any such action may be brought in any United States district court for a district wherein any act, omission, or transaction constituting the violation occurred, or in such court for the district wherein the defendant is found or transacts business. In any action under this section, process may be served on a defendant in any other district in which the defendant resides or may be found.

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. 94-163(S. 622)1975-12-22
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-619(H.R. 5037)1978-11-09
    National Energy Conservation Policy Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-140(H.R. 6)2007-12-19
    Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-11(S. 535)2015-04-30
    Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally