This chapter may be cited as the “Commodity Exchange Act.”
7 U.S. Code § 1 - Short title
This chapter superseded act Aug. 24, 1921, ch. 86, 42 Stat. 187, known as “The Future Trading Act,” which act was declared unconstitutional, at least in part, in Hill v. Wallace, Ill. 1922, 42 S.Ct. 453, 259 U.S. 44, 66 L.Ed. 822. Section 3 of that act was found unconstitutional as imposing a penalty in Trusler v. Crooks, Mo. 1926, 46 S.Ct. 165, 269 U.S. 475, 70 L.Ed. 365.
1936—Act June 15, 1936, substituted “Commodity Exchange Act” for “The Grain Futures Act”.
Act June 15, 1936, ch. 545, § 13, 49 Stat. 1501, provided that:
Pub. L. 114–1, title III, § 301, Jan. 12, 2015, 129 Stat. 28, provided that:
Pub. L. 110–234, title XIII, § 13001, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1427, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIII, § 13001, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2189, provided that:
[Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.]
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [§ 1(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–365, provided that:
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title IV, § 401], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–457, provided that:
Pub. L. 104–9, § 1, Apr. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 154, provided that:
Pub. L. 102–546, § 1(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3590, provided that:
Pub. L. 99–641, § 1, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3556, provided that:
Pub. L. 97–444, § 1, Jan. 11, 1983, 96 Stat. 2294, provided:
Pub. L. 95–405, § 1, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 865, provided:
Pub. L. 93–463, § 1, Oct. 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 1389, provided:
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title III, § 304], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–457, provided that:
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 122], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–405, provided that:
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [§ 2], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–366, provided that:
“The purposes of this Act [see Short Title of 2000 Amendment note above] are—
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 125], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–411, provided that: