Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1981

Summary

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Act of 1981 - Title I: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States Claims Court - Establishes the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, composed of all Federal judicial districts and consisting of 12 judges. Grants the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit exclusive jurisdiction over: (1) patent, copyright, and trademark appeals from district courts (except cases involving copyrights or trademarks and no other issues, which shall continue to be appealed to the circuit courts); (2) appeals of claims against the Government (except cases under the Federal Tort Claims Act which shall continue to be appealed to the circuit courts); (3) appeals from the United States Claims Courts; (4) certain other trademark and patent appeals not involving de novo review; (5) appeals from final decisions of the United States Court of International Trade; (6) appeals from final determinations of the United States International Trade Commission relating to unfair practices in import trade; (7) certain findings of the Secretary of Commerce relating to importation of instruments; (8) appeals under the Plant Variety Protection Act and from final orders of the Merit Systems Protection Board; and (9) appeals from final decisions of agency boards of contract appeals pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. Replaces the Court of Claims with the United States Claims Court, consisting of 16 judges serving 15-year terms. Directs the President to designate the chief judge of the Claims Court. Abolishes the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Title II: Conforming Amendments Outside Title 28 - Makes conforming amendments. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Declares that the provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1982. Provides that the judges of the United States Court of Claims and United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals in regular active service shall continue in office as judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Provides that commissioners of the United States Court of Claims shall become judges of the United States Claims Court. Declares it the suggestion of Congress that the President select from a broad range of qualified individuals when nominating persons to judgeships on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Claims Court. Transfers certain pending cases to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Claims Court.

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Timeline

1. 15 September 1981

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.2405.

   Source: Committee

2. 15 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 September 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 14 October 1981

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

6. 14 October 1981

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 4 November 1981

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 200.

   Source: Calendars

8. 4 November 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-312.

   Source: Committee

9. 4 November 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-312.

   Source: Committee

10. 17 November 1981

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

11. 18 November 1981

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 321 - 76 (Record Vote No: 310).

    Source: Floor

12. 18 November 1981

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 321 - 76 (Record Vote No: 310).

    Source: Floor

13. 19 November 1981

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 386.

    Source: Calendars

14. 19 November 1981

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

15. 8 December 1981

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

16. 8 December 1981

    Floor

    Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1700 amended.

    Source: Floor

17. 9 March 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

18. 9 March 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

19. 22 March 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 22 March 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

21. 29 March 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

22. 29 March 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

23. 29 March 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

24. 2 April 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-164.

    Source: President

25. 2 April 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

26. 2 April 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

6 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 3 April 1982

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 9 March 1982

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Passed House amended

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
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