Expediting Civil Litigation Against the Executive Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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.
- IntroducedAug 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expediting Civil Litigation Against the Executive Act of 2021
This bill requires courts to expedite the disposition of certain covered civil actions in which the President is a party. The bill also provides for expedited direct appeals of these cases to the Supreme Court.
A covered civil action is an action in which- the President either has a personal financial interest or is alleged to have committed sexual misconduct,
- the President is properly joined as a party, and
- the complainant has a valid claim upon which relief may be granted.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Aug 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 23, 2021Referred 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.
- Aug 23, 2021Introduced in House
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