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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
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