[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 1720 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 355
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1720

       To provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 14, 2003

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                            October 30, 2003

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
       To provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS IN PLANO, 
              TEXAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 124(c)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``and Plano'' after ``held at Sherman''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS OF EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
              TEXAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 124(c) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``Denton, and Grayson'' and 
                inserting ``Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, 
                and Lamar''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and Plano'' after ``held at 
                Sherman'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting 
        ``Red River,'' after ``Franklin,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by 
        this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
            (2) Pending cases not affected.--This section and the 
        amendments made by this section shall not affect any action 
        commenced before the effective date of this section and pending 
        in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
        Texas on such date.
            (3) Juries not affected.--This section and the amendments 
        made by this section shall not affect the composition, or 
        preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, 
        impaneled, or actually serving in the Eastern Judicial District 
        of Texas on the effective date of this section.




                                                       Calendar No. 355

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1720

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                                 A BILL

       To provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.

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                            October 30, 2003

                       Reported with an amendment