Title 1 — General ProvisionsRelease 119-73not60
§103 Enacting or Resolving Words After First Section
Title 1 › Chapter 2— ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS › § 103
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Only the first section of a law or resolution passed by Congress may include the formal opening words; no other section may use them.
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Title 1, §103
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No enacting or resolving words shall be used in any section of an Act or resolution of Congress except in the first.
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1 U.S.C. § 103
Title 1 — General Provisions
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Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60