3.0.0 2289 2023-01-11T14:50:59Z 2023-01-11T14:50:59Z Senate S S 2007-11-01 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-11-01T19:17:48Z Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act 110 4041 HR 2007-12-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2007-11-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-11-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2007-11-01 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2007-11-01 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2007-11-01 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-11-01 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2007-11-01 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-11-01 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2007-11-01 True D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2007-11-01 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-11-06 False G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2007-11-07 False W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2007-11-07 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-11-15 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2007-12-18 False Law Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consent decrees Evidence (Law) Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Local officials State officials Law 00 2007-11-01 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-27T16:52:08Z Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize any state or local government or related official (or successor) to file a motion to modify or terminate a federal consent decree upon the earlier of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; or (2) in the case of a civil action in which a state or state official, or a local government or local government official, is a party, the expiration of the term of office of the highest state or local government official who was a party to the consent decree; or (3) the date otherwise provided by law.

Places the burden of proof with respect to such motions on the party originally filing the action to demonstrate that the denial of the motion to modify or terminate a consent decree (or any part of it) is necessary to prevent the violation of a federal requirement that: (1) was actionable by such party; and (2) was addressed in the original consent decree.

Requires a court, within 30 days after the filing of a motion, to enter a scheduling order that: (1) limits the time of the parties to file motions and complete discovery; and (2) sets the date or dates of any necessary hearings.

Authorizes a court to stay the injunctive or prospective relief set forth in the consent decree if a party opposing the motion to modify or terminate it seeks any continuance or delay that prevents the court from entering a final ruling on the motion within 180 days of its filing.

Requires the Attorney General to report annually to Congress on all consent decrees in which the United States is a party that were entered four or more years before the date of the report.

]]> Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act Display Title Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act Introduced in Senate 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2289is/xml/BILLS-110s2289is.xml 2007-11-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.