HR 1419 · 99th Congress · Law

Peremptory Challenge Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-03-05· Sponsored by Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.(1985-03-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Peremptory Challenge Act of 1985 - Amends the judicial code to require reassignment of cases in the U.S. Claims Court, a Federal district court, or a bankruptcy court to another judicial officer if all parties on one side of a case make such a request. Sets guidelines for such reassignments.…

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Cosponsors (10)

1 Democrat9 Republicans
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5]MS
Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]WI
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]GA