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H.R. 6782 (96th)

A bill to amend certain provisions of title 28, United States Code, relating to venue in the district courts and the courts of appeals.

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Introduced

11 March 1980

Last action

11 March 1980 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Rhodes, John J. [R-AZ-1], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4], Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10], Rep. Devine, Samuel L. [R-OH-12], Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2], Rep. Royer, William [R-CA-11], Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17], Rep. Sebelius, Keith G. [R-KS-1], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Brown, Clarence, Jr. [R-OH-7], Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9], Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Johnson, James P. (Jim) [R-CO-4], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Daniel, Robert W., Jr. [R-VA-4], Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]

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Summary

Amends the venue provisions of Federal law to provide that a civil action in which a defendant is the United States, a United States agency, or an officer or employee thereof acting in an official capacity may be brought in any judicial district in which the plaintiff or defendant has its principal place of business, and must be brought in a judicial district in which a substantial portion of the impact or injury exists. Requires an appeal from a final order of the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Maritime Administration to be brought in a judicial circuit in which a substantial portion of the impact or injury exists.

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Timeline

  1. 11 March 1980

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 March 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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