[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
        Craig, Mr. Mack, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Burns, Mr. Hatch, 
        Mr. Enzi, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Reid):
  S. 1204. A bill to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts 
for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the U.S. 
Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, 
or other government officials or entities acting under color of State 
law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising Federal 
jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to permit 
certification of unsettled State law questions that are essential to 
resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; and to clarify 
when government action is sufficently final to ripen certain Federal 
claims arising under the Constitution; to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.

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