46 USC § 46102 - Quorum

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s46102"
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title: "46 USC § 46102 - Quorum"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "46102"
section_name: "Quorum"
chapter_number: 461
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Federal Maritime Commission"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1489, § 302; renumbered § 46102, Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8605(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4765.)"
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# § 46102. Quorum

A vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Federal Maritime Commission do not impair the power of the Commission to execute its functions. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Commissioners serving on the Commission is required to dispose of any matter before the Commission.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1489, § 302; renumbered § 46102, Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8605(a)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4765.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 302 | 46 App.:1111 note. | Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1961, eff. Aug. 12, 1961, § 102(d), 75 Stat. 840; Pub. L. 105–258, title II, § 202, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2021— renumbered  as this section.