[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 158 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13944-S13945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS IN PLANO, TX

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 355, S. 1720.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the title of the bill.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1720) to provide for the Federal court 
     proceedings in Plano, Texas.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following:
  (Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.)

[[Page S13945]]

                                S. 1720

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

     [SECTION 1. FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS IN PLANO, TEXAS.

       [Section 124(c)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and Plano'' after ``held at 
     Sherman''.]

     SECTION 1. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS OF EASTERN 
                   DISTRICT OF TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 124(c) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Denton, and Grayson'' and inserting 
     ``Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, and Lamar''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and Plano'' after ``held at Sherman'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``Red River,'' after ``Franklin,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by 
     this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Pending cases not affected.--This section and the 
     amendments made by this section shall not affect any action 
     commenced before the effective date of this section and 
     pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern 
     District of Texas on such date.
       (3) Juries not affected.--This section and the amendments 
     made by this section shall not affect the composition, or 
     preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, 
     impaneled, or actually serving in the Eastern Judicial 
     District of Texas on the effective date of this section.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read for the 
third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table 
en bloc, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1720), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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