Public Law 118–179: To amend title 28, United States Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama.Public Law179Public Law 118–179138 Stat. 26132024-12-232024-12-23United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02118publicPUBLIC LAW 118–179—DEC. 23, 2024138 STAT. 2613Public Law118–179118th CongressAn ActTo amend title 28, United States
Dec. 23, 2024
[H.R. 7177]
Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN DIVISIONS IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.Section 81(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “seven” and inserting “five”;(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “and Lauderdale” and inserting “Lauderdale, and Lawrence”;(3) in paragraph (2)—(A) by striking “Lawrence,”;(B) by inserting after “Madison,” the following: “Marshall,”; and(C) by striking “and Decatur”;(4) in paragraph (4), by striking “Clay, Cleburne,” and inserting “Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Saint Clair,”;(5) in paragraph (5), by striking “Greene, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa” and inserting “Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston”;(6) by striking paragraph (6); and(7) by striking paragraph (7).ApprovedDecember 23, 2024.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7177:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):