HR 480 · 96th Congress ·

Rules Enabling Act Amendments Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15· Sponsored by Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rules Enabling Act Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Rules Enabling Act to empower the Supreme Court of the United States to prescribe general rules of pleading, practice, and procedure for Federal courts only upon the recommendation of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Requires the Judicial Conference, within specified periods of time, to publish proposed rules and a list of issues raised by such proposals in the Federal Register, and to accept and consider, before making its final recommendations, timely written comments on such proposals.…

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