State law
Defined in 17 places across 7 titles — 11 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
The term “State law” includes all laws, decisions, rules, regulations, or other State action having the effect of law, of any State. A law of the United States applicable only to the District of Columbia shall be treated as a State law rather than a law of the United States.
Same definition in 4 sections
- 1999–present15 U.S.C. § 6766Commerce and Trade · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 1994–present29 U.S.C. § 1144Labor · Other laws · for purposes of this section
- 1996–present29 U.S.C. § 1191Labor · Preemption; State flexibility; construction · for purposes of this section
- 1996–present42 U.S.C. § 300GGThe Public Health and Welfare · Preemption; State flexibility; construction · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this subsection, the term "State law" includes—
(A) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and
(B) any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.
No person other than the United States—
Same definition in 3 sections
- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 3312Customs Duties · Relationship of Agreement to United States and State law · in this section
- 2005–present19 U.S.C. § 4012Customs Duties · Relationship of the Agreement to United States and State law · in this chapter
- 2020–202619 U.S.C. § 4512Customs Duties · Relationship of the USMCA to United States and State law · in this section
The terms “State”, “State agency”, and “State law” have the meanings given those terms in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
Same definition in 3 sections
- 2020–present15 U.S.C. § 9026Commerce and Trade · Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in States with programs in law · in this section
- 2020–present15 U.S.C. § 9027Commerce and Trade · Temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements · in this section
- 2020–present15 U.S.C. § 9028Commerce and Trade · Grants for short-time compensation programs · in this section
For purposes of this subsection, the term “State law” includes—
(A) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and
(B) any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance.
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- 2026–present19 U.S.C. § 4512Customs Duties · Relationship of the USMCA to United States and State law · in this section
“State law” includes a law enacted by a political subdivision of a State.
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- 1994–present49 U.S.C. § 31132Transportation · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term "State law" includes all laws, decisions, rules, regulations, or other State action having the effect of law, of any State.
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- 2015–present15 U.S.C. § 6764Commerce and Trade · Coordination with other regulators · for purposes of this subchapter
the term “State law” includes—
(i) any law of a political subdivision of a State; and
(ii) any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance; and
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- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 3512Customs Duties · Relationship of agreements to United States law and State law · in this section
The term “State law” includes State statutes, regulations, and principles and rules having the force of law.
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- 1994–present27 U.S.C. § 214Intoxicating Liquors · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
the term “State law” means the law of a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of the United States.
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 2714Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Denial of passports to certain convicted drug traffickers · as used in this section
The term “State law” means the statutes of any State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands and any regulation, order, or requirement prescribed pursuant to any such statute.
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- 1999–present15 U.S.C. § 6735Commerce and Trade · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “State law” means the unemployment insurance law of the State approved by the Secretary of Labor under section 3304 of title 26.
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- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 2319Customs Duties · Definitions · for purposes of this part