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§1438 Severability
Title 2 › Chapter 24— CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter V— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1438
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If one part is ruled invalid, the rest keeps working for everyone and in all cases.
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Title 2, §1438
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If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provisions of the remainder to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.
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of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–397 effective upon expiration of the 180-day period beginning on Dec. 21, 2018, with provisions for effect on pending proceedings, see section 401 of Pub. L. 115–397, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 1438
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 3, 2026
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