United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5801 (116th)
Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020
Introduced
7 February 2020
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Summary
Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020 This bill requires federal courts to remand to state court, upon motion, civil actions that are removed to federal court solely on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, if a citizen of the state where the action has been brought has joined as a defendant but has not yet been served. Such actions must be remanded if such a defendant is served within the eligible time period.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2020
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Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5801
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5801