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HR 6560 111th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Federal district courts Jurisdiction and venue

Removal Clarification Act of 2010

Introduced: December 21, 2010 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2010
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 22, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 22, 2010
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8976)
Dec 22, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8976)
Dec 22, 2010
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8976-8977)
Dec 22, 2010
Mr. Johnson (GA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Dec 22, 2010
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Dec 22, 2010
Committee on The Budget discharged.
Dec 21, 2010
Referred to House Budget
Dec 21, 2010
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 21, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Dec 21, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Removal Clarification Act of 2010 - Revises the federal judicial code to provide that a civil action or criminal prosecution that is commenced in a state court and that is against or directed to the United States or a federal agency or officer, or specified others, may be removed to an appropriate U.S. district court.

Declares that civil actions and criminal prosecutions include any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another proceeding) to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued. Limits removal of such a proceeding, if there is no other basis for removal, to only that specific proceeding, with the remainder of the civil action or criminal proceeding to remain in state court.

Declares that the 30-day notice of removal requirement shall be satisfied in any such civil or criminal proceeding in which such a judicial order is sought, or issued, or sought to be enforced, if the person or entity desiring to remove the proceeding files notice of removal not later than 30 days after receiving, through service, notice of the proceeding.

Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

What's happening now December 22, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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