S 3249 115th Congress Senate Law Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Federal district courts Judicial procedure and administration

Federal Courts Access Act of 2018

Introduced: July 19, 2018 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 19, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Federal Courts Access Act of 2018

This bill revises the statutory requirements for federal court jurisdiction in cases involving diversity of citizenship.

What's happening now July 19, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3249: Federal Courts Access Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3249/

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