US HB3487 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-09-13 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-09-13 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. This bill amends the federal judicial code to specify that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction on the basis of diversity of citizenship if at least one adverse party does not share the same citizenship as another adverse party.
Title
To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case.
Sponsors
| Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2017-09-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2017-07-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2017-07-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3487/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3487/BILLS-115hr3487ih.pdf |
