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49 U.S.C. § 44309

Civil actions

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 44309, Civil actions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490982
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A person may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States or in the United States Court of Federal Claims against the United States Government when— For claims based on liability to persons with whom the insured has no privity of contract, an insurance claim made under the authority of this chapter against the United States shall be forever barred unless it is presented in writing to the Secretary of Transportation by 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.

  • Enacted 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
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-277(H.R. 4328)1998-10-21
    Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-291(H.R. 3979)2014-12-19
    Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015