HR 4113 · 111th Congress · Law

Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2010

Introduced 2009-11-19· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2010-09-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to revise specified jurisdictional, venue, and transfer rules in civil litigation with respect to: (1) treatment of resident aliens; (2) denial of district court original jurisdiction of an action between a citizen of a state and a resident alien domiciled in the same state; (3) 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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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican