Under 1 U.S.C. § 1, also known as the federal Dictionary Act, the word “person” when used in an “Act of Congress” includes “corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnership, societies and joint stock companies, as well as individuals.” It has been this way since the first dictionary act back in 1947. So Schumer’s claim about the federal law only covering individuals is “completely false.” He knew what he voted for back in 1993.29
