The Commission, the national committee of any political party, or any individual eligible to vote in any election for the office of President may institute such actions in the appropriate district court of the United States, including actions for declaratory judgment, as may be appropriate to construe the constitutionality of any provision of this Act. The district court immediately shall certify all questions of constitutionality of this Act to the United States court of appeals for the circuit involved, which shall hear the matter sitting en banc.
Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 310Pub. L. 93–443, title II, § 208(a)88 Stat. 1285 Pub. L. 94–283, title I90 Stat. 481 Pub. L. 96–187, title I93 Stat. 1354 Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(1)(B)98 Stat. 3357 Pub. L. 100–352, § 6(a)102 Stat. 663 (, formerly § 315, as added , , ; renumbered § 314 and amended , §§ 105, 115(e), , , 496; renumbered § 310 and amended , §§ 105(4), 112(c), , , 1366; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 30101 of this titleThis Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by .
Codification
section 437h of Title 2Section was formerly classified to , The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
section 310 of Pub. L. 92–225section 30107 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 307, and is classified to .
section 310 of Pub. L. 92–225section 30106 of this titleAnother prior was renumbered section 306, and is classified to .
section 310 of Pub. L. 92–225section 440 of Title 2Pub. L. 93–443Another prior was classified to , The Congress, prior to repeal by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 100–3521988— struck out “(a)” before “The Commission” and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any decision on a matter certified under subsection (a) of this section shall be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall be brought no later than 20 days after the decision of the court of appeals.”
Pub. L. 98–6201984—Subsec. (c). struck out subsec. (c) which provided for advancement on appellate docket and expedited disposition of any matter certified under subsec. (a) of this section.
Pub. L. 96–187, § 112(c)1980—Subsec. (a). , struck out “of the United States” after “office of President”.
Pub. L. 94–283, § 115(e)1976—Subsec. (a). , struck out references to sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of title 18.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–352section 7 of Pub. L. 100–352section 1254 of Title 28Amendment by effective ninety days after , except that such amendment not to apply to cases pending in Supreme Court on such effective date or affect right to review or manner of reviewing judgment or decree of court which was entered before such effective date, see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–620section 403 of Pub. L. 98–620section 1657 of Title 28Amendment by not applicable to cases pending on , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–187section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187section 30101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date
section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93–443section 30101 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under .
Judicial Review
Pub. L. 107–155, title IV, § 403116 Stat. 113