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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 2, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 20, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 20, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1170: State Initiative Fairness Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1170/
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"H.R. 1170: State Initiative Fairness Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1170/.
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H.R. 1170, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1170/.
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