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118th CONGRESS2d Session

S. 4096

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 10, 2024

Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Butler, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Warren, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Welch, Mr. Warner, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Peters, Mr. Coons, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Luján, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the random assignment of certain cases in the district courts of the United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the

End Judge Shopping Act

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Division of business among district judges

Section 137 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Random assignment of other cases

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Definition

In this subsection, the term law includes, with respect to an executive branch or a State or Federal agency, a rule, a regulation, a policy, and an order.(2)

Random assignment

Any civil action brought for declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief seeking (whether facially or as-applied) to challenge the constitutionality or lawfulness of, or to bar, restrain, vacate, set aside, or mandate the enforcement of, any provision of a Federal law on a nationwide basis, or any provision of a State law on a statewide basis in that State, shall be randomly assigned to a judge of the district court in which the civil action is filed.

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