[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1265 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1265

    To provide the United States District Court for the District of 
 Columbia with original and exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions 
                       with a nationwide effect.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2023

  Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide the United States District Court for the District of 
 Columbia with original and exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions 
                       with a nationwide effect.

    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 ``Stop Judge Shopping Act''.

SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN ACTIONS WITH NATIONWIDE EFFECT.

    The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall 
have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action for 
declaratory or injunctive relief (including a nationwide injunction, 
stay, vacatur, or any other relief with similar nationwide force and 
effect) against the enforcement of any Federal law (including 
regulations and Executive orders) if the relief extends beyond the 
parties to the civil action.

SEC. 3. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to--
            (1) affect any action that may be brought in the Supreme 
        Court of the United States, a court of appeals of the United 
        States, or the Court of International Trade;
            (2) create a private right of action; or
            (3) expand liability otherwise imposed, or limit any 
        defense otherwise available, under Federal or State law.
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