A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for special venue provisions in cases relating to the environment.

Summary

Amends the venue provisions of Federal law to require a civil action arising under the National Environmental Policy Act or any Act of Congress relating to environmental quality, or an appeal from an agency decision arising under such Acts, in which the issue raised or the impact or injury alleged is less than nationwide in scope, to be brought only in a judicial district, or appealed to the court of appeals for the judicial circuit, in which such issue arises or in which a substantial portion of the impact or injury occurs.

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Timeline

1. 10 July 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 July 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 July 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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