US Congress House Bill 6116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
December 28 2012 - Became Public Law No: 112-226.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, with respect to the judicial procedure for appealing from the decisions of courts of the Virgin Islands to courts of the United States, to remove the temporary jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to review by a writ of certiorari the final decisions of the highest court of the Virgin Islands. Authorizes final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of a treaty or statute of the United States is drawn in question or where the validity of a statute of the Virgin Islands is drawn in question on the ground of its being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is specially set up or claimed under the Constitution or the treaties or statutes of, or any commission held or authority exercised under, the United States. Applies such U.S. Supreme Court reviewing authority to cases commenced on or after enactment of this Act.

To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Bass, Karen	Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.
Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.
Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H.	Rep Fudge, Marcia L.	Rep Green, Al	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Lee, Barbara
Rep Meeks, Gregory W.	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Rangel, Charles B.
Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Richmond, Cedric L.	Rep Rush, Bobby L.	Rep Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Thompson, Bennie G.	Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Waters, Maxine
Rep Watt, Melvin L.	Rep Wilson, Frederica S.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-28	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-226.
2012-12-28	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-12-19	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-12-14	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-12-13	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2012-12-13	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8046)
2012-11-15	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2012-11-14	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2012-11-14	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-11-14	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6353)
2012-11-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6116.
2012-11-14	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6353-6355)
2012-11-14	House	Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-07-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2012-07-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN06116:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr6116ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr6116ih.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr6116eh/pdf/BILLS-112hr6116eh.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr6116enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr6116enr.pdf