S 1674
99th Congress
Senate
Law
Claims
Courts and Civil Procedure
Courts of special jurisdiction
District courts
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government liability
Jurisdiction
Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property
Federal Courts Improvement Act Amendments of 1985
Introduced: September 20, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.
Sep 20, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 20, 1985
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Grants the U.S. Claims Court exclusive jurisdiction over claims relating to a Government contract, whether suit is brought before or after the contract is awarded. (Currently, the Court has jurisdiction over such suits brought before the contract is awarded.) Declares that the district courts shall not have jurisdiction to hear such claims.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1