[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 929 Referred in House (RFH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 929


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2019

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and 
              middle judicial districts of North Carolina.

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

SECTION 1. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--Section 113 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and Wilson and'' and 
        inserting ``Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, 
        and Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military 
        Reservation and Camp Mackall, and''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Middle District.--The Middle District comprises the counties 
of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham 
(excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal 
Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, 
Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg 
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore 
(excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg 
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, 
Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the 
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, 
Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the 
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, 
Surry, and Yadkin.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any action commenced or pending in any judicial district of 
North Carolina before the date of enactment of this Act.

            Passed the Senate July 30, 2019.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.