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HR 5525 99th Congress House Law Courts and Civil Procedure District courts Judicial districts Maryland

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to create two divisions in the Judicial District of Maryland.

Introduced: September 16, 1986 Introduced by: Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Sep 16, 1986
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Sep 16, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal judicial code to create two divisions in the judicial District of Maryland.

Lists the counties which comprise the Northern Division. States that court for the Northern Division shall be held at Baltimore, Cumberland, and Denton.

Lists the counties which comprise the Southern division. States that court for the Southern Division shall be held in Montgomery County or Prince George's County.

What's happening now September 26, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5525: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to create two divisions in the Judicial District of Maryland.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5525/
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"H.R. 5525: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to create two divisions in the Judicial District of Maryland.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5525/.
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H.R. 5525, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5525/.
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