Notes on 2 U.S.C. § 381 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 2 U.S.C. § 381 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 91-138, Sec. 2, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 104-
186, title II, Sec. 211(1), (2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1743,
1744.)
AMENDMENTS                            
1996 - Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(1)(A)-(C), substituted
"chapter:" for "chapter - " in introductory provisions,
redesignated subdivs. (a) to (i) as pars. (1) to (9), respectively,
and realigned margins of pars. (1) to (9).
Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(A), substituted ", or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term"
for "or Resident Commissioner to the Congress of the United States,
but".
Par. (2). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(B), substituted "office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress" for "House of Representatives of the United States" in
subpar. (A) and "House of Representatives" in subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(1)(D), redesignated pars. (1) and (2)
as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively.
Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(C), (D), struck out
"of the United States" after "House of Representatives".
Par. (5). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(E), substituted "term
'Member of the House of Representatives' means an incumbent
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress, or an individual who has been elected to such office" for
"term 'Member' means an incumbent Representative in or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress of the United States, or an individual
who has been elected to either of such offices".
Par. (6). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(F), struck out "of the
United States" after "House of Representatives".
Par. (7). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(G), substituted "House
Oversight of the House of Representatives" for "House
Administration of the House of Representatives of the United
States".
Par. (8). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(2)(H), substituted "means a
State of the United States and any territory or" for "includes
territory and".
Par. (9). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 211(1)(A), (C), redesignated
former subsec. (i) as par. (9).
CHANGE OF NAME                          
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed
to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE                          
Section 19 of Pub. L. 91-138 provided that: "The provisions of,
and the repeals made by, this Act [enacting this chapter and
repealing sections 201 to 226 of this title] shall apply with
respect to any general or special election for Representative in,
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States
occurring after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1969]."
SHORT TITLE                            
Pub. L. 91-138, Sec. 1, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 284, provided
that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and repealing sections 201
to 226 of this title] may be cited as the 'Federal Contested
Election Act'."