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Title 49 of the United States Code is a positive law title of the United States Code with the heading "Transportation.". The title was enacted into positive law by Pub. L. 95–473, § 1, October 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 97–449, § 1, January 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2413; and Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745 (subtitles II, III, and V-X)
By contrast, a non-positive law title is a title that has not been codified into federal law, and is instead merely an editorial compilation of individually enacted federal statutes. [ 15 ] By law, those titles of the United States Code that have not been enacted into positive law are " prima facie evidence" [ 16 ] of the law in effect.
The Respect for Marriage Act passed with a vote of 258 Yeas–169 Nays (1 present and 4 not voting) [81] on December 8, 2022, and was signed into law by President Biden on December 13, 2022. [82] A total of 39 Republicans joined all 219 Democrats in voting to pass the bill; [ 83 ] U.S Representative Adam Kinzinger intended to vote yes but was ...
For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 117th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 117th United States Congress.
Positive law is also described as the law that applies at a certain time (present or past) and at a certain place, consisting of statutory law, and case law as far as it is binding. More specifically, positive law may be characterized as "law actually and specifically enacted or adopted by proper authority for the government of an organized ...
Sortable by Bills Enacted into Laws, Concurrent Resolutions, Popular Names, Presidential Proclamations, or Public Laws. Public and private laws from 104th Congress (1995) to 2006 from the Government Printing Office, in slip law format with Statutes at Large page references
The bill ultimately passed the Senate 67–32 on June 2, 2015 [67] [68] [69] and reinstated three lapsed authorities i.e. the "Section 215" authority, the "lone wolf" authority and the "roving wiretaps" authority of the Patriot Act, [70] while reforming the "Section 215" authority. President Obama signed the legislation on the sixth day.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a United States federal law enacted by the 104th United States Congress on January 3, 1996, and signed into law on February 8, 1996, by President Bill Clinton. It primarily amended Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code.