S 653
102th Congress
Senate
Law
Administrative responsibility
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Injunctions
Judges
Judicial officers
Legal fees
Privileges and immunities
A bill to prohibit injunctive relief, or an award of costs, including attorney's fees, against a judicial officer for action taken in a judicial capacity.
Introduced: March 13, 1991
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 1991
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
Nov 20, 1991
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 102-224. Minority views filed.
Oct 31, 1991
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 19, 1991
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment without recommendation.
Apr 2, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Mar 13, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 13, 1991
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976 and other Federal civil rights law to provide that a judicial official (includes both State and Federal judges) shall not be liable for any costs, including attorney fees, or injunctive relief in any proceeding brought against the official for an act or omission committed in his or her judicial capacity. Creates an exception if the action was clearly in excess of the official's jurisdiction or, in the case of injunctive relief, if a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1