HR 1170
105th Congress
House
Law
Appellate courts
Appellate procedure
Constitutional law
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Injunctions
Judges
Judicial review
Jurisdiction
Referendum
State laws
Supreme Court
Supreme Court jurisdiction
State Initiative Fairness Act
Introduced: March 20, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Mar 20, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 20, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
State Initiative Fairness Act - Prohibits a U.S. district court or judge thereof from granting any application for an interlocutory or permanent injunction restraining the enforcement, operation, or execution of a State law adopted by referendum upon the ground of unconstitutionality unless such application is heard and determined by a three-judge court. Requires, in any such case, the additional judges to be designated as soon as practicable and the court to expedite the consideration of the application for an injunction.
Requires any appeal of a determination on such application to be to the Supreme Court.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Committees of jurisdiction
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