[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1546 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1546

 To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have 
              jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have 
              jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.

    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 ``Life-Protecting Judicial Limitation 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT 
              JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1370. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases
    ``(a) In General.--The district courts of the United States, the 
District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and 
the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands shall not have 
jurisdiction to hear or determine any abortion-related case.
    ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`abortion-related case' means any action in which any requirement, 
prohibition, or other provision relating to abortion that is contained 
in a State or Federal statute is at issue.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 85 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``1370. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.''.

SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF ABORTION-RELATED CASES FROM FEDERAL CLAIMS COURT 
              JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 91 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases
    ``(a) In General.--The United States Court of Federal Claims shall 
not have jurisdiction to hear or determine any abortion-related case.
    ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`abortion-related case' means any action in which any requirement, 
prohibition, or other provision relating to abortion that is contained 
in a State or Federal statute is at issue.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 91 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``1510. Removal of jurisdiction over abortion-related cases.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to cases filed on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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