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2 U.S.C. § 159

Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board

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The board shall have perpetual succession, with all the usual powers and obligations of a trustee, including the power to sell, except as herein limited, in respect of all property, moneys, or securities which shall be conveyed, transferred, assigned, bequeathed, delivered, or paid over to it for the purposes above specified. The board may be sued in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which is given jurisdiction of such suits, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of any trust accepted by it.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1944–2025 · leading case: Story v. Snyder, 184 F.2d 454 (D.C. Cir. 1950).
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Story v. Snyder, 184 F.2d 454 (D.C. Cir. 1950). · cites it 5× “1921 , 2 U.S.C.A. § 159 . (Emphasis added.) Is the present suit authorized by the provision just quoted? If it is not, the District Court is without jurisdiction in the matter.”
Valentini v. Shinseki, 860 F. Supp. 2d 1079 (C.D. Cal. 2012). · cites it 3× “For instance, 2 U.S.C. § 159 provides: “The [Library of Congress Trust Fund] board may be sued in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which is hereby given jurisdiction of such suits, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of any trust accepted by…”
United States ex rel. Laughlin v. Eicher, 56 F. Supp. 972 (D.D.C. 1944). “§ 618h; suits against the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, 2 U.S.C.A. § 159 , and suits to review decisions of the Commissioner of Patents on the right to practice before that office, 35 U.”
Powers v. McDonough (9th Cir. 2025). “(providing that if the VA is found not in compliance, the VA “may not enter into any lease or land-sharing agreement at the Campus, or renew any” non-compliant lease until the Secretary of the VA certifies to Congress that all of the VA OIG’s recommendations have been…”
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