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.
52 U.S. Code § 30110 - Judicial review
This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title.
Section was formerly classified to section 437h of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
A prior section 310 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered section 307, and is classified to section 30107 of this title.
Another prior section 310 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered section 306, and is classified to section 30106 of this title.
Another prior section 310 of Pub. L. 92–225 was classified to section 440 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–443.
1988—Pub. L. 100–352 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.”
1984—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–620 struck out subsec. (c) which provided for advancement on appellate docket and expedited disposition of any matter certified under subsec. (a) of this section.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–187, § 112(c), struck out “of the United States” after “office of President”.
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–283, § 115(e), struck out references to sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of title 18.
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–352 effective ninety days after June 27, 1988, 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 section 7 of Pub. L. 100–352, set out as a note under section 1254 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 not applicable to cases pending on Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–187 effective Jan. 8, 1980, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title.
Section effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93–443, set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 30101 of this title.
Pub. L. 107–155, title IV, § 403, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 113, provided that: