Compiled November, 2012
Our review of the annotated history for Title 23, United States Code section 131 reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
Added: Pub.L. 85-767, August 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 904
Amended:
• Pub.L. 86-342, title I, § 106, September 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 612
• Pub.L. 87-61, title I, § 106, June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 123
• Pub.L. 88-157, § 5, October 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 277
• Pub.L. 89-285, title I, § 101, October 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1028
• Pub.L. 89-574, § 8(a), September 13, 1966, 80, Stat. 768
• Pub.L. 90-495, § 6(a)-(d), August 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 817
• Pub.L. 91-605, title I, § 122(a), December 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1726
• Pub.L. 93-643, § 109, January 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2284
• Pub.L. 94-280, title I, § 122, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 438
• Pub.L. 95-599, title I, §§ 121 and 122, November 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2700, 2701
• Pub.L. 96-106, § 6, November 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 797
• Pub.L. 102-240, title I, § 1046(a)-(c), December 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1995,1996
• Pub.L. 102-302, § 104, June 22, 1992, 106 Stat. 253
• Pub.L. 104-59, title III, § 314, November 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 586
• Pub.L. 105-178, title I, § 1212(a)(2)(A), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 193
• Pub.L. 112-141, §§ 1519(c)(7) and 1539(b), 126 Stat. 576, 587
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