HR 3196 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Peremptory Challenge Act of 2011

Introduced Oct 13, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Daniel E. Lungren R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 13, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Peremptory Challenge Act of 2011 - 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 U.S. 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.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 13, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalOct 13, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
  2. Oct 13, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Oct 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 13, 2011Introduced in House

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