Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 26, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-73.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNov 7, 2019
- To the PresidentNov 18, 2019
- Became lawNov 26, 2019Public Law 116-73
Summary
Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
This bill consolidates the five existing divisions in the Eastern District of Arkansas into three divisions.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2019 to Oct 16, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Feb 8, 2019 |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Original | Feb 8, 2019 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Feb 8, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 16, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2019Markup Oct 16, 2019Reported Oct 22, 2019 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 2019Discharged Oct 15, 2019 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2019Discharged Nov 7, 2019 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 26, 2019Signed by President.
- Nov 26, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-73.
- Nov 18, 2019Presented to President.
- Nov 8, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 7, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6485)
- Nov 7, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6485)
- Nov 7, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 23, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Oct 22, 2019Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-248.
- Oct 22, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.
- Oct 22, 2019Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 22, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8357-8358)
- Oct 22, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1123.
- Oct 22, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8357-8358)
- Oct 22, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 16, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 16, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Oct 15, 2019Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
- Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Feb 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2019Referred 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 S6485 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 7, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8357, H8358Text printed H8357 | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR, Guy Reschenthaler R-PA, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA | Oct 22, 2019 |
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
- Nov 5, 2019H.R. 1123, Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019As passed by the House of Representatives on October 22, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 25, February 8, 2019, page H1493.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46714 | FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act: Context and Selected Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Mar 8, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6327 | Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Aug 6, 2018 |
Titles 8
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 eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 23, 2019Referred in Senate
- Oct 22, 2019Engrossed in House
- Oct 22, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 8, 2019Introduced 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.
