[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CLARIFYING RULES GOVERNING REMOVAL OF CASES TO FEDERAL COURT

  Mr. MOORHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 533) to clarify the rules governing removal of cases to 
Federal court, and for other purposes.
  The Clerk read 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''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Moorhead] and the gentlewoman from Colorado [Mrs. 
Schroeder] each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California [Mr. Moorhead].

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