HR 4292
116th Congress
House
Law
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Jurisdiction and venue
Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019
Introduced: September 11, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2020
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - John W. Rose(TN) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4292, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meadows, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019
This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions.
Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to one of the following:
- the parties to the case before that district court, or
- the federal district in which the injunction is issued.
What's happening now
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - John W. Rose(TN) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4292, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meadows, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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