Federal
Title 2 — The Congress
1,612 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 1 — Time for election of Senators
- § 1001 to 1004 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–483 , Oct. 31, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1166
- § 101 — Transferred
- § 102 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(52) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1737
- § 102a — Transferred
- § 103, 104 — Omitted
- § 104a — Transferred
- § 104b — Transferred
- § 104c — Transferred
- § 104d — Transferred
- § 104e — Transferred
- § 104f — Transferred
- § 104g — Transferred
- § 105 — Transferred
- § 106 — Transferred
- § 107 — Transferred
- § 108 — Transferred
- § 109 — Transferred
- § 110 — Transferred
- § 1101 — Congressional findings
- § 1102 — Definitions
- § 1103 — Establishment of John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
- § 1104 — Purposes and authority of Center
- § 1105 — John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund
- § 1106 — Expenditures and audit of trust fund
- § 1107 — Executive Director of Center
- § 1108 — Administrative provisions
- § 1109 — Authorization for appropriations
- § 111 — Transferred
- § 1110 — Appropriations
- § 111a — Transferred
- § 111b — Transferred
- § 112 — Transferred
- § 112a to 112d — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–139, § 2(a) , Dec. 5, 1969 , 83 Stat. 291
- § 112e — Transferred
- § 112f — Transferred
- § 112g — Transferred
- § 112h — Transferred
- § 113 — Transferred
- § 114 — Transferred
- § 115 — Transferred
- § 1151 — Congressional Office for International Leadership
- § 116 — Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1 , 45 Stat. 995
- § 1161 — Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows
- § 117 — Transferred
- § 117a — Omitted
- § 117b — Transferred
- § 117b–1 — Transferred
- § 117b–2 — Transferred
- § 117c — Transferred
- § 117d — Transferred
- § 117d–1 — Transferred
- § 117e — Transferred
- § 117f — Transferred
- § 117g — Transferred
- § 117h — Transferred
- § 117i — Transferred
- § 117j — Transferred
- § 117j–1 — Transferred
- § 117k — Transferred
- § 117l — Transferred
- § 117m — Transferred
- § 118 — Transferred
- § 118a — Transferred
- § 119 — Transferred
- § 119a — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–620, § 3 , Oct. 22, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1309
- § 120 — Omitted
- § 1201, 1202 — Transferred
- § 1203 to 1218 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 504(a)(2) , (5), Jan. 23, 1995 , 109 Stat. 41
- § 121 — Transferred
- § 1219 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–331, § 5(a) , Oct. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 4072
- § 121a — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 6(h)(1) , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2434
- § 121b — Transferred
- § 121b–1 — Transferred
- § 121c — Transferred
- § 121d — Transferred
- § 121e — Transferred
- § 121f — Transferred
- § 121g — Transferred
- § 122 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 111 , Sept. 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 777
- § 1220 — Transferred
- § 1221 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 504(a)(2) , Jan. 23, 1995 , 109 Stat. 41
- § 1222 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–392, title III, § 316(b) , Oct. 6, 1992 , 106 Stat. 1724
- § 1223, 1224 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 504(a)(2) , Jan. 23, 1995 , 109 Stat. 41
- § 122a — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(66) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1740
- § 122b to 122g — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(67) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1740
- § 123 — Repealed. June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 105(m) , 70 Stat. 372
- § 123a — Omitted
- § 123b — Transferred
- § 123b–1 — Transferred
- § 123c — Transferred
- § 123c–1 — Transferred
- § 123d — Transferred
- § 123e — Transferred
- § 124 — Transferred
- § 125 — Transferred
- § 125a — Transferred
- § 126 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8 , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 658
- § 126–1 — Omitted
- § 126–2 — Transferred
- § 126a — Omitted
- § 126b — Transferred
- § 127 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–51 , July 9, 1971 , 85 Stat. 129
- § 127a — Transferred
- § 127b — Transferred
- § 128, 129 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 658 , 659
- § 130 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 111 , Sept. 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 777
- § 130–1 — Transferred
- § 130–2 — Transferred
- § 1301 — Definitions
- § 1302 — Application of laws
- § 130a — Transferred
- § 130b — Transferred
- § 130c — Transferred
- § 130d — Transferred
- § 130e — Transferred
- § 130f — Transferred
- § 130g — Transferred
- § 130h — Transferred
- § 130i — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 105(1) , Dec. 23, 2011 , 125 Stat. 1123
- § 130j — Transferred
- § 130k — Transferred
- § 130l — Transferred
- § 131 — Collections composing Library; location
- § 1311 — Rights and protections under title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and title I of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- § 1312 — Rights and protections under Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- § 1313 — Rights and protections under Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
- § 1314 — Rights and protections under Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
- § 1315 — Rights and protections under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
- § 1316 — Rights and protections relating to veterans’ employment and reemployment
- § 1316a — Legislative branch appointments
- § 1316b — Rights and protections relating to criminal history inquiries
- § 1317 — Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal
- § 132 — Departments of Library
- § 132a — Appropriations for increase of general library
- § 132a–1 — Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation
- § 132a–2 — Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds
- § 132a–3 — Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
- § 132b — Joint Committee on the Library
- § 133 — Joint Committee during recess of Congress
- § 1331 — Rights and protections under Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to public services and accommodations; procedures for remedy of violations
- § 134 — Incidental expenses of law library
- § 1341 — Rights and protections under Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; procedures for remedy of violations
- § 135 — Purchase of books for law library
- § 1351 — Application of chapter 71 of title 5 relating to Federal service labor-management relations; procedures for remedy of violations
- § 135a — National library service for the blind and print disabled
- § 135a–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XIV, § 1403(b) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 3207
- § 135b — Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations
- § 136 — Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
- § 136–1 — Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
- § 1361 — Generally applicable remedies and limitations
- § 1362 — Notices
- § 136a–2 — Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
- § 136a, 136a–1 — Omitted
- § 136b — Omitted
- § 136c — Authorized additional expenses and services for which Library of Congress salary appropriations are available
- § 137 — Use and regulation of law library
- § 1371 — Study and recommendations regarding General Accounting Office, Government Printing Office, and Library of Congress
- § 137a, 137b — Omitted
- § 137c — Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
- § 138 — Law library; hours kept open
- § 1381 — Establishment of Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
- § 1382 — Officers, staff, and other personnel
- § 1383 — Procedural rules
- § 1384 — Substantive regulations
- § 1385 — Expenses
- § 1386 — Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
- § 1387 — Semiannual report of disbursements
- § 1388 — Workplace climate surveys of employing offices
- § 139 — Omitted
- § 140 — Employees; fitness
- § 1401 — Procedure for consideration of alleged violations
- § 1402 — Initiation of procedures
- § 1402a — Preliminary review of claims
- § 1403 — Mediation
- § 1404 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–397, title I, § 101(c)(1) , Dec. 21, 2018 , 132 Stat. 5301
- § 1405 — Hearing
- § 1406 — Appeal to Board
- § 1407 — Judicial review of Board decisions and enforcement
- § 1408 — Civil action
- § 1409 — Judicial review of regulations
- § 141 — Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
- § 1410 — Other judicial review prohibited
- § 1411 — Effect of failure to issue regulations
- § 1412 — Expedited review of certain appeals
- § 1413 — Privileges and immunities
- § 1414 — Settlement
- § 1415 — Payments
- § 1416 — Confidentiality
- § 1417 — Option to request remote work assignment or paid leave of absence during pendency of procedures
- § 141a — Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
- § 141b — Collections, physical security, control, and preservation of order and decorum within the library
- § 142 — Omitted
- § 142a — Office of administrative assistant and disbursing officer in Library of Congress abolished; transfer of duties to appointee of Librarian
- § 142b — Certifying officers of the Library of Congress; accountability; relief by Comptroller General
- § 142c — Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
- § 142d — Disbursing officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements in accordance with voucher; examination of vouchers; liability
- § 142e — Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress; disbursements for Congressional Budget Office, accountability; financial management support to Congressional Budget Office under agreement of Librarian of Congress and Director of Congressional Budget Office; Congressional Budget Office certifying officers: voucher certifications, accountability, relief by Comptroller General
- § 142f — Office of Technology Assessment; disbursement of funds, computation and disbursement of basic pay, and provision of financial management support by Library of Congress
- § 142g — Copyright Royalty Tribunal; computation and disbursement of pay of Tribunal personnel by Library of Congress