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15 U.S.C. 190: Discussions in commercial reports of partisan questionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 5-STATISTICAL AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION
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§190. Discussions in commercial reports of partisan questions

No part of the consular and other commercial reports of the Department of Commerce, including circular letters to chambers of commerce, discussing partisan political, religious, or moral questions shall be published.

( Feb. 25, 1885, ch. 150 , 23 Stat. 324 ; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10 , 32 Stat. 829 ; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1 , 37 Stat. 736 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Department of Commerce” for “Department of Commerce and Labor”.

Transfer of Functions

Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.