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49 U.S.C. § 507

Enforcement

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 507, Enforcement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489906
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The Secretary of Transportation may bring a civil action to enforce— In a civil action brought under subsection (a)(2) of this section against a motor carrier, motor carrier of migrant workers, or motor private carrier—

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. 97-449(H.R. 6993)1983-01-12
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to transportation as subtitle I and chapter 31 of subtitle II of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-554(S. 2217)1984-10-30
    Tandem Truck Safety Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally