US Congress House Bill 1306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-08-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Peremptory Challenge Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to require: (1) reassignment to another appropriate judicial officer of any civil or criminal case to be tried in a federal district court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, or a bankruptcy court if all parties on one side file a reassignment request within 20 days (with certain exceptions) after initial assignment of a judicial officer; and (2) the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit in which the case is to be tried, or another judge designated by the chief judge, to determine any question arising as to which parties should be grouped together as a side for such purpose.

Peremptory Challenge Act of 2009

Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]

Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]

Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-08-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
2009-03-04		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1306/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1306/BILLS-111hr1306ih.pdf