The right of employees, individually or collectively, to petition Congress or a Member of Congress, or to furnish information to either House of Congress, or to a committee or Member thereof, may not be interfered with or denied.
5 U.S.C. § 7211
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSProvisions of this section were contained in section 7102 of this title prior to the general amendment of chapter 71 of this title by Pub. L. 95-454, title VII, §701, Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1191.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95-454 set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 1101 of this title.
- Member
- The term "Member" means a Senator in, a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.