Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 25 — Unfunded Mandates Reform
§ 1515. Exercise of rulemaking powers
Statutory text
The provisions of sections 658 to 658g and 1514 of this title are enacted by Congress—
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of such House, respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of each House.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Pub. L. 104–4 title I § 108 · 109 Stat. 48
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1515
(Pub. L. 104–4, title I, § 108, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 63.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–4, title I, § 108, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 63.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 108. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. The provisions of sections 101 and 107 are enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of such House, respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of each House.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective , or on the date 90 days after appropriations are made available as authorized under section 1516 of this title, whichever is earlier, and applicable to legislation considered on and after such date, see section 110 of Pub. L. 104–4, set out as a note under section 1511 of this title.