[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1443 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1443

  To amend chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
    arbitration in all United States district courts, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 1995

Mr. Moorhead (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Goodlatte, 
   Mr. Bono, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Canady of Florida) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 
    arbitration in all United States district courts, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Court Arbitration Authorization Act 
of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 905 of the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act 
(28 U.S.C. 651 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``for 
each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1997''.

SEC. 3. ARBITRATION TO BE ORDERED IN ALL DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Authorization of Arbitration.--Section 651(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authority.--Each United States district court shall authorize 
by local rule the use of arbitration in civil actions, including 
adversary proceedings in bankruptcy, in accordance with this 
chapter.''.
    (b) Actions Referred to Arbitration.--Section 652(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                striking ``and section 901(c)'' and all that follows 
                through ``651'' and inserting ``a district court''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$100,000'' 
                and inserting ``$150,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
        ``$150,000''.
    (c) Certification of Arbitrators.--Section 656(a) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``listed in section 658''.
    (d) Removal of Limitation.--Section 658 of title 28, United States 
Code, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, are 
repealed.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 901 of the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act 
(28 U.S.C. 652 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL JUDGESHIP ACT OF 1990.

    Section 203(c) of the Federal Judgeship Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 133 
note) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``effective date of 
this title'' and inserting ``date on which the first appointment of a 
judge to that office is confirmed by the Senate''.
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