Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§2000h–4 Construction of Provisions Not to Exclude Operation of State Laws and Not to Invalidate Consistent State Laws

Title 42 › Chapter 21— CIVIL RIGHTS › Subchapter IX— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2000h–4

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Parts of this Act do not try to replace state laws on the same subjects. No part of the Act cancels a state law unless that state law conflicts with the Act’s goals or a specific rule in the Act.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2000h–4

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Nothing contained in any title of this Act shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which any such title operates to the exclusion of State laws on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this Act be construed as invalidating any provision of State law unless such provision is inconsistent with any of the purposes of this Act, or any provision thereof.

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References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is classified principally to subchapters II to IX of this chapter (§ 2000a et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2000h–4

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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