To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 20, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-61.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2013
- Passed HouseNov 12, 2013
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2013
- To the PresidentDec 13, 2013
- Became lawDec 20, 2013Public Law 113-61
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the federal judicial code to realign the southern judicial district of Mississippi into four (currently, five) divisions with court to be held for:
- the Northern Division at Jackson,
- the Southern Division at Gulfport,
- the Eastern Division at Hattiesburg, and
- the Western Division at Natchez.
Sets forth the Mississippi counties comprising each realigned division.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 571 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed401–0 | Nov 12, 2013 |
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2013 to Sep 9, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| R-NC | George Holding | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Sep 9, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2013Markup Sep 11, 2013Reported Nov 12, 2013 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Aug 1, 2013Discharged Sep 10, 2013 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2013Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-61.
- Dec 13, 2013Presented to President.
- Dec 11, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8605)
- Nov 13, 2013Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Nov 12, 2013Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-258.
- Nov 12, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
- Nov 12, 2013Mr. Holding moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 12, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6972-6974)
- Nov 12, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2871.
- Nov 12, 2013At 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.
- Nov 12, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6977)
- Nov 12, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 571). (text: CR H6972)
- Sep 11, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 11, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 10, 2013Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
- Aug 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Jul 31, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8605 | Harry Reid D-NV, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Dec 10, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6972–H6974Text printed H6972Recorded votes H6977modify | George Holding R-NC, Howard Coble R-NC, Melvin L. Watt D-NC, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 12, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 24, 2013H.R. 2871, a Bill to Amend Title 28, United States Code, to Modify the Composition of the Southern Judicial District of Mississippi to Improve Judicial Efficiency, and for Other PurposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 11, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5261.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
| 97-615 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2025 | Report | Aug 26, 2025 |
| R42716 | Terrorism Risk Insurance: Issue Analysis and Overview of Current Program Archived | Report | Jul 23, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2898 | Division Realignment Act of 2013 | Related bill | Sep 13, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 13, 2013Received in Senate
- Nov 12, 2013Reported in House
- Nov 12, 2013Engrossed in House
- Jul 31, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
