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Section 205

Citation
Section 205
Parent Document
Cole v. Harris, 187 U.S. App. D.C. 156 (1977)
Effective Date
1977-11-14
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7891523/cole-v-harris/ ↗

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Of course, resort may be had to legislative history when a statute is ambiguous, or where the ordinary meaning would lead to absurd or futile results. But “the plainer the language, the more convincing contrary legislative history must be.” . . . Since the notice clause is clear on its face, and its common sense meaning is consonant with the purposes of the Act, we would accept the government’s interpretation of the clause only if supported by clear and convincing evidence from the legislative history.