US HB5801 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
| Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. |
| 2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2020-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5801/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5801/BILLS-116hr5801ih.pdf |
