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HR 5512 112th Congress House Law Federal district courts Judicial procedure and administration Mississippi Missouri

Divisional Realignment Act of 2012

Introduced: May 7, 2012 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2012
Signed by President.
Oct 5, 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-188.
Sep 25, 2012
Presented to President.
Sep 24, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 22, 2012
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 2012
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6674)
Sep 22, 2012
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6674)
Jun 4, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 30, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3191)
May 30, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 30, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3191)
May 30, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5512.
May 30, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3191-3192)
May 30, 2012
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 29, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
May 29, 2012
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-497.
May 16, 2012
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 16, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 30, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to realign counties comprising judicial divisions within the Eastern District of Missouri and the Northern District of Mississippi.

Makes this Act effective 60 days after enactment.

What's happening now October 5, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-188.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3293 Related bill Divisional Realignment Act of 2012
 Bill text 6 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5512: Divisional Realignment Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5512/
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"H.R. 5512: Divisional Realignment Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5512/.
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H.R. 5512, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5512/.
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