[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1958 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1958

   To modify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to 
                               abortion.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1995

  Mr. Dornan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To modify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to 
                               abortion.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURTS.

    (a) Restriction on Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 
inferior courts established by the Congress under article III of the 
Constitution of the United States, shall not have jurisdiction to hear, 
or to review by appeal or otherwise, any case arising out of any 
statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation of a State which relates to 
abortion, or arising out of any act interpreting, applying, or 
enforcing such a State statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation.
    (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``State'' means 
each of the several States and the District of Columbia.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    Section 2 applies to any case pending on or commenced on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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