An amendment to strike the language of the bill that sets the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia as the court of jurisdiction in voting rights cases and substitutes "an appropriate United States district court". The panel of judges for such bail-out actions shall not include any of the judges normally assigned to such judicial district".

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Amendment Number
265
Description
An amendment to strike the language of the bill that sets the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia as the court of jurisdiction in voting rights cases and substitutes "an appropriate United States district court". The panel of judges for such bail-out actions shall not include any of the judges normally assigned to such judicial district".
Purpose
An amendment to strike the language of the bill that sets the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia as the court of jurisdiction in voting rights cases and substitutes "an appropriate United States district court". The panel of judges for such bail-out actions shall not include any of the judges normally assigned to such judicial district".
Congress
97
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 5, 1981
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 132 - 277 (Record Vote No: 238).
Submitted Date
Oct 5, 1981
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 265 — Informed