[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2940 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2940

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to remove from the district 
   courts jurisdiction over actions to determine questions regarding 
     inmate capacity at State penal and correctional institutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

 Mr. Geren of Texas (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Gallegly, 
  Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Sarpalius, and Mr. Fields of Texas) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to remove from the district 
   courts jurisdiction over actions to determine questions regarding 
     inmate capacity at State penal and correctional institutions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURTS.

    Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``Sec. 1368. Limitation regarding State correctional institutions
    ``(a) Limitation on Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this chapter or any other law, the district courts shall 
not have jurisdiction over any action to determine questions regarding 
the inmate capacity of any State penal or correctional institution.
    ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `State' means 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, any other territory or possession of the United States, 
and any subdivision of any such State, district, commonwealth, 
territory, or possession.''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``1368. Limitation regarding State correctional institutions.''.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any action filed 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, whether or not judgment 
has been entered in such action, and to any action filed on or after 
such date of enactment.

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