Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§803 Special rule on statutory, regulatory, and judicial deadlines

Title 5 › Part PART I— - THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING › § 803

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a rule never takes effect or its effect is ended because Congress passed a joint resolution, any deadline tied to that rule is moved to one year after that joint resolution becomes law. This change does not alter a deadline just because the rule’s start date was postponed under the separate postponement rule. "Deadline" means any fixed date to do something required or allowed by a federal law, a federal rule, or a court order enforcing those laws or rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §803

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In the case of any deadline for, relating to, or involving any rule which does not take effect (or the effectiveness of which is terminated) because of enactment of a joint resolution under section 802, that deadline is extended until the date 1 year after the date of enactment of the joint resolution. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect a deadline merely by reason of the postponement of a rule’s effective date under section 801(a).

(b)The term “deadline” means any date certain for fulfilling any obligation or exercising any authority established by or under any Federal statute or regulation, or by or under any court order implementing any Federal statute or regulation.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 803

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73