S 1265 118th Congress Senate Law

Stop Judge Shopping Act

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 25, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Stop Judge Shopping Act

This bill grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over any civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief against the enforcement of a federal law if the relief extends beyond the parties involved.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1265: Stop Judge Shopping Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1265/

MLA

"S. 1265: Stop Judge Shopping Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1265/.

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S. 1265, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1265/.

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