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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Amends the federal judicial code to realign the southern judicial district of Mississippi into four (currently, five) divisions with court to be held for:</p> <ul> <li>the Northern Division at Jackson, </li> <li>the Southern Division at Gulfport, </li> <li>the Eastern Division at Hattiesburg, and </li> <li>the Western Division at Natchez. </li></ul> <p>Sets forth the Mississippi counties comprising each realigned division. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Amends the federal judicial code to realign the southern judicial district of Mississippi into four (currently, five) divisions with court to be held for:</p> <ul> <li>the Northern Division at Jackson, </li> <li>the Southern Division at Gulfport, </li> <li>the Eastern Division at Hattiesburg, and </li> <li>the Western Division at Natchez. </li></ul> <p>Sets forth the Mississippi counties comprising each realigned division. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Amends the federal judicial code to realign the southern judicial district of Mississippi into four (currently, five) divisions with court to be held for:</p> <ul> <li>the Northern Division at Jackson, </li> <li>the Southern Division at Gulfport, </li> <li>the Eastern Division at Hattiesburg, and </li> <li>the Western Division at Natchez. </li></ul> <p>Sets forth the Mississippi counties comprising each realigned division. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.</title>
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