[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 109 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S9580]
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                   THE FEDERAL COURT CASE REMOVAL ACT

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 32 S. 533.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 533) to clarify te rules governing removal of 
     cases to Federal court, and for other purposes.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DOLE. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered, deemed 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements appear in the appropriate place in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the bill (S. 533) was deemed read for the third time, and passed 
as follows:
                                 S. 533

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

     SECTION 1. REMOVAL.

       The first sentence of section 1447(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``any defect in removal 
     procedure'' and inserting ``any defect other than lack of 
     subject matter jurisdiction''.
     

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