United States 116th Congress Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

S 929 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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Summary

This bill moves portions of four counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall from the Middle District to the Eastern District of North Carolina.

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Plain-language change summary

The text now includes a reference to the bill being referred to the Committee on the Judiciary in the House of Representatives. This change indicates the bill's progression and the next step in the legislative process, allowing for further discussion and potential amendments by the Committee. The previous version did not include this legislative action.

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929 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
929 Referred in House (RFH)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
929 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
929 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Secretary.
JULIE E.
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
ADAMS, Secretary.
929 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
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The bill redefines the judicial districts of North Carolina by updating the Eastern District's county listing and revising the Middle District's description.

  • 28 U.S.C. § 113

    and Wilson and → Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, and Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall, and

    This change clarifies the counties included in the Eastern District by modifying the text to explicitly mention the areas around Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall.

  • 28 U.S.C. § 113

    Middle District comprises the counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin. → Middle District.--The Middle District comprises the counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.

    This amendment deletes and then reinserts the definition of the Middle District, reaffirming the counties included while maintaining the exclusions.

Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

  2. Received in the House.

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5203-5204)

  6. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5203-5204)

  7. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5204)

  8. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5204)

  9. Introduced in Senate

  10. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 929 do?
This bill moves portions of four counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall from the Middle District to the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Who sponsors S 929?
S 929 is sponsored by Burr, Richard (Republican) and Tillis, Thomas (Republican).
What is the current status of S 929?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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