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§1413 Privileges and immunities

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES › § 1413

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Allowing court cases under sections 1405(f)(3), 1407, and 1408 does not remove the government's immunity from other lawsuits, the constitutional rights of Senators or Representatives, or any powers or rules of either House.

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Title 2, §1413

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The authorization to bring judicial proceedings under section 1405(f)(3), 1407, and 1408 of this title shall not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for any other purpose, or of the privileges of any Senator or Member of the House of Representatives under article I, section 6, clause 1, of the Constitution, or a waiver of any power of either the Senate or the House of Representatives under the Constitution, including under article I, section 5, clause 3, or under the rules of either House relating to records and information within its jurisdiction.

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2 U.S.C. § 1413

Title 2The Congress

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73