Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 137c

Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress

The chief judge and associate judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the chief judge and associate judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia are authorized to use and take books from the Library of Congress in the same manner and subject to the same regulations as justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

28 Stat. 577June 7, 1934, ch. 42648 Stat. 926June 25, 1936, ch. 80449 Stat. 1921June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a)62 Stat. 991May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 12763 Stat. 107(Joint Res. No. 9, , ; , ; , ; , (b), ; , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act , eff. , as amended by act , substituted “United States District Court for the District of Columbia” for “District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia”, “chief judge” for “chief justice” and “associate judges” for “associate justices” wherever appearing.

Act , substituted “District Court of the United States for the said District” for “Supreme Court for the said District”.

Act , substituted “United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia” for “Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia”.