Construction of provisions not to exclude operation of State laws and not to invalidate consistent State laws
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/us/usc/t42/s2000h–4
Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH21
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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Nothing contained in any title of this Act shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which any such title operates to the exclusion of State laws on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this Act be construed as invalidating any provision of State law unless such provision is inconsistent with any of the purposes of this Act, or any provision thereof.
(Pub. L. 88–352, title XI, § 1104, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 268.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is classified principally to subchapters II to IX of this chapter (§ 2000a et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.
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