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S. 1720 · 108th Congress

A bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.

Law · 108-157 · Dec 3, 2003
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JCR CornynSponsor
1 cosponsor · 1 R
KHR Hutchison

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Oct 14, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Nov 4, 2003
  3. House Passed Nov 19, 2003
  4. President To the President Nov 21, 2003
  5. President Signed Dec 3, 2003
  6. Law Dec 3, 2003

Amends the Federal judicial code to eliminate the Paris Division of the Eastern District of Texas and to include: (1) the counties of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, and Lamar (in addition to Denton and Grayson) within the Sherman Division; and (2) Red River County within the Texarkana Division.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 3, 2003

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 30, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Federal judicial code to eliminate the Paris Division of the Eastern District of Texas and to include: (1) the counties of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, and Lamar (in addition to Denton and Grayson) within the Sherman Division; and (2) Red River County within the Texarkana Division. Requires Federal court proceedings for the Sherman Division to be held in Plano (in addition to Sherman), Texas.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.

Latest action (Dec 3, 2003): Became Public Law No: 108-157.

Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 14, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Oct 14, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Nov 4, 2003
  3. House Passed Nov 19, 2003
  4. President To the President Nov 21, 2003
  5. President Signed Dec 3, 2003
  6. Law Dec 3, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.