US Congress House Bill 368 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on November 9 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-11-09 - Became Public Law No: 112-51.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Removal Clarification Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Revises the federal judicial code to provide that a civil action or criminal prosecution that is commenced in a state court and that is against or directed to the United States or a federal agency or officer, or specified others, may be removed to an appropriate U.S. district court. Declares that civil actions and criminal prosecutions include any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another proceeding) to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued. Limits removal of such a proceeding, if there is no other basis for removal, to only that specific proceeding, with the remainder of the civil action or criminal proceeding to remain in state court. Declares that the 30-day notice of removal requirement shall be satisfied in any such civil or criminal proceeding in which such a judicial order is sought, or issued, or sought to be enforced, if the person or entity desiring to remove the proceeding files notice of removal not later than 30 days after receiving, through service, notice of the proceeding.

Removal Clarification Act of 2011

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]

2011-02-28 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 396 N: 4 NV: 32 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-09	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-51.
2011-11-09	Senate	Signed by President.
2011-11-04	Senate	Presented to President.
2011-11-01	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2011-10-31	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6925)
2011-10-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
2011-10-17	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
2011-10-13	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-03-01	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-02-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-02-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 4 (Roll no. 150). (text: CR H1371)
2011-02-28	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1375-1376)
2011-02-28	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2011-02-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 368.
2011-02-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1371-1372)
2011-02-28	House	Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-02-28	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.
2011-02-28	House	Committee on The Budget discharged.
2011-02-28	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-17, Part I.
2011-01-26	House	Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
2011-01-26	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2011-01-26	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-01-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2011-01-20	House	Referred to House Budget
2011-01-20	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-01-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/368/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr368/BILLS-112hr368ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr368/BILLS-112hr368eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr368/BILLS-112hr368rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr368/BILLS-112hr368rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr368/BILLS-112hr368enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011150