[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2660 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2660

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide exclusive original 
 jurisdiction to the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia of certain cases relating to the powers of the Executive, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Biggs, 
Mr. Brat, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Bishop 
of Michigan, and Mr. Davidson) 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 provide exclusive original 
 jurisdiction to the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia of certain cases relating to the powers of the Executive, 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 ``Assigning Proper Placement of 
Executive Action Lawsuits Act'' or the ``APPEAL Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN CASES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1370. Claims relating to certain actions of the executive.
    ``The United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine any 
claim that arises in a case or controversy as to an Executive order, 
action, or memorandum.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1370. Claims relating to certain actions of the executive.''.
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