[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1790 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1790

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to create two divisions in the 
                Eastern Judicial District of Louisiana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 1997

  Mr. Tauzin 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 create two divisions in the 
                Eastern Judicial District of Louisiana.

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

SECTION 1. CREATION OF TWO DIVISIONS.

    (a) Creation of Two Divisions.--Section 98(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) The Eastern District comprises two divisions.
            ``(1) The New Orleans Division comprises the parishes of 
        Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, 
        Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, and 
        Washington.
            ``Court for the New Orleans Division shall be held at New 
        Orleans.
            ``(2) The Houma Division comprises the parishes of 
        Assumption, Lafourche, Saint James, Saint Mary, and Terrebonne.
            ``Court for the Houma Division shall be held at Houma.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 98(c) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``Saint Mary''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Pending Cases Not Affected.--This Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall not affect any action commenced before the effective 
date of this Act and pending on such date in the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana or in the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
    (c) Juries Not Affected.--This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall not affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any 
grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving on the 
effective date of this Act.
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