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HR 5801 116th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Federal district courts Jurisdiction and venue State and local courts

Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020

This bill requires federal courts to remand to state court, upon motion, civil actions that are removed to federal court solely on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, if a citizen of the state where the action has been brought has joined as a defendant but has not yet been served. Such actions must be remanded if such a defendant is served within the eligible time period.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 23, 2020
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 23, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 7, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 7, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 7, 2020
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 7, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5801: Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5801/
MLA
"H.R. 5801: Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5801/.
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H.R. 5801, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5801/.
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