Federal Courts Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2006

Summary

Federal Courts Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to jurisdictional rules and the amount in controversy in civil litigation concerning: (1) denial of district court original jurisdiction of an action between a citizen of a state and a resident alien domiciled in the same state; (2) citizenship rules for corporations and insurance companies with foreign contacts; (4) removal procedures for civil and criminal actions and summary remand; (5) indexing of the amount in controversy; and (6) the use of declarations to specify damages.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 May 2006

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