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| 95-s-3539 | 95 | s | 3539 | A Bill to amend certain provisions of title 28, United States Code, relating to venue in the district courts and the courts of appeals. | Law | 1978-09-29 | 1978-09-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] | NV | R | L000148 | 6 | Amends the venue provisions of Federal law to provide that a civil action in which a defendant is the United States, a United States agency, or an officer or employee thereof acting in an official capacity, or an appeal from a final order of the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Maritime Administration must be brought in a judicial district or circuit in which it has been determined that a substantial portion of the impact or injury exists. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3539 |
| 95-s-3375 | 95 | s | 3375 | Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 | Law | 1978-08-03 | 1978-10-02 | Public Law 95-408. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 13331) Federal District Court Organization Act - Makes specified changes in the places of holding Federal district courts, in the divisions within judicial districts, and in judicial district dividing lines. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3375 |
| 95-s-3308 | 95 | s | 3308 | A bill to authorize an allowance based on living costs and conditions of environment for judicial employees employed outside the continental United States or in Alaska. | Law | 1978-07-17 | 1978-07-17 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Provides a cost of living allowance for court employees and officials employed outside the continental United States or in Alaska. Limits such allowance to 25 percent of the employee's base salary. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3308 |
| 95-s-3280 | 95 | s | 3280 | National Institute of Justice Act | Law | 1978-07-12 | 1978-07-12 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] | IN | D | B000254 | 8 | National Institute of Justice Act - Establishes an independent agency to be known as the National Institute of Justice. Authorizes and directs the Institute to: (1) make evaluations of the effectiveness and quality of justice and administration of law; (2) conduct research concerning justice and administration of law; (3) conduct experimental programs; and (4) conduct training and educational programs in law and judicial procedures. | 2025-09-02T17:14:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3280 |
| 95-s-3202 | 95 | s | 3202 | A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for the payment of reasonable attorney's fees and other costs in certain civil actions. | Law | 1978-06-14 | 1978-06-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Requires the award of reasonable attorney's fees and reasonable litigation costs to the prevailing party (except the United States) in any civil action brought by or against the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3202 |
| 95-s-3181 | 95 | s | 3181 | A bill to provide for nationwide service of subpoenas in all suits involving the False Claims Act, and for other purposes. | Law | 1978-06-07 | 1978-06-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Amends the False Claims Act to authorize nationwide service of subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses in suits under such Act. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3181 |
| 95-s-3100 | 95 | s | 3100 | Supreme Court Jurisdiction Act | Law | 1978-05-18 | 1978-07-13 | Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-985. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-985) Supreme Court Jurisdiction Act - Repeals various provisions authorizing appeals to the United States Supreme Court, including (1) direct appeal from a United States district court decision holding an Act of Congress unconstitutional in a civil proceeding to which the United States is a party; (2) appeal from a United States court of appeals decision holding a State statute unconstitutional; (3) appeal from a decision of the highest court of a State holding a State statute constitutional; (4) appeals regarding the constitutionality of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; (5) appeal from the Court of Claims with regard to certain Indian claims in California; and (6) direct appeal from a United States district court decision regarding construction of the Alaska pipeline. Substitutes Supreme Court review by writ of certiorari for certain of these actions. Makes the provisions of this Act effective 90 days after enactment. Provides that the manner of reviewing cases in which a judgment or decree was entered before the effective date or which were pending before the Supreme Court on the effective date shall not be affected. | 2025-09-02T17:14:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3100 |
| 95-s-3005 | 95 | s | 3005 | Citizens Right to Standing in Federal Courts Act | Law | 1978-04-27 | 1978-04-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Citizens' Right to Standing in Federal Courts Act - States that a United States court shall not dismiss a suit against the Federal Government or against a State or local government based in whole or in part upon an act or omission alleged to be in violation of the laws or constitution of the United States on the ground that the plaintiff lacks standing to sue because (1) the injury which plaintiff alleges to have suffered as a result of the defendant's conduct is shared by all or a large class of persons; (2) the defendant's conduct which forms the basis for the complaint is not or may not be the primary cause of the injury complained of; or (3) the injury which plaintiff alleges to have suffered as a result of the defendant's conduct is not substantially likely to be remedied or prevented by a determination on the merits in the plaintiff's favor, if such determination may contribute in significant part to remedying or preventing such injury. | 2025-09-02T17:14:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/3005 |
| 95-s-2989 | 95 | s | 2989 | Judicial Independence and Integrity Act | Law | 1978-04-25 | 1978-04-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Judicial Independence and Integrity Act - Sets forth procedures for the preliminary investigations of complaints regarding the conduct of a Federal judge or justice by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Provides for further investigation by the House Judiciary Committee upon referral of a complaint by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Authorizes and directs the House Judiciary Committee to review the conduct of each Federal judge and justice every eight years to determine if such conduct is consistent with the good behavior required by the Constitution. | 2025-09-02T17:14:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2989 |
| 95-s-2838 | 95 | s | 2838 | A bill to amend title 28, to change the judicial districts in the State of Illinois. | Law | 1978-04-05 | 1978-04-05 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 1 | Revises the Federal judicial districts for the State of Illinois. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2838 |
| 95-s-2793 | 95 | s | 2793 | High Court of American Samoa Appeals Act | Law | 1978-03-23 | 1978-09-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | High Court of American Samoa Appeals Act - Provides for appellate review, with certain exceptions, of final decisions and certain interlocutory decrees of the High Court of American Samoa by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. | 2025-09-02T17:14:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2793 |
| 95-s-2597 | 95 | s | 2597 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to move the place for holding court for the district court of the Eastern district of New York to Brooklyn and Hempstead, and for other purposes. | Law | 1978-02-27 | 1978-04-28 | Public Law 95-271. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Revises the list of places where the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York shall be held. Specifies provisions relative to the relocation period caused by changes of sites. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2597 |
| 95-s-2389 | 95 | s | 2389 | A bill to abolish diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts, to abolish the amount in controversy requirement in Federal question cases. | Law | 1978-01-19 | 1978-01-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Abolishes: (1) diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts in suits involving U.S. persons; and (2) the amount in controversy requirement in Federal question cases. Imposes a $25,000 jurisdictional amount in cases based on diversity of nationality, and retains a $10,000 limit in certain consumer product safety actions. Permits venue for a Federal civil action in any judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2389 |
| 95-s-2390 | 95 | s | 2390 | Citizens Access to the Courts Act | Law | 1978-01-19 | 1978-01-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Citizens' Access to the Courts Act - Permits aggregation of all plaintiffs' claims over $25 for jurisdictional amount purposes. Sets forth notice guidelines for certain class action suits which allow alternative methods of notice and apportionment of notification costs in appropriate circumstances. | 2025-09-02T17:13:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2390 |
| 95-s-2394 | 95 | s | 2394 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide assistance for legal services projects for the elderly. | Law | 1978-01-19 | 1978-01-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 3 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to make grants to the States for the purposes of: (1) supporting direct legal services by providing funds to area agencies on aging; (2) supporting on the staff of the State agency charged with administering the State plan of assistance to the aging, a person whose functions include developing and providing legal support for the elderly; and (3) supporting the provision of training and technical assistance for legal services for the elderly. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants or contracts with resource centers which provide social services to the elderly to: (1) support research and assistance to organizations that develop pro bono legal services; (2) support projects which improve legal delivery services to the elderly; and (3) provide legal services to the elderly. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2394 |
| 95-s-2354 | 95 | s | 2354 | Equal Access to Courts Act | Law | 1977-12-15 | 1977-12-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 26 | Equal Access to Courts Act - Entitles a party which: (1) prevails in any civil action, including an action for judicial review of agency actions; and (2) is a small business as defined by the Small Business Act or an individual or entity having assets or income below specified amounts to a judgment for costs and an award for attorney fees, witness fees, and necessary studies and reports. Directs an agency to pay costs and fees to a party meeting the criteria of (2) above if such a party: (1) successfully defends the imposition of an agency sanction; (2) successfully opposes the issuance or amendments of certain agency orders; or (3) successfully appeals agency action or is subject to agency action which is appealed or reviewed. Entitles a party partially prevailing against the United States to costs and fees to the extent to which it prevailed. Authorizes, where in the interest of justice, an award of cost and fees to a party which fails to prevail in a civil action instituted by or against the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:13:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2354 |
| 95-s-2253 | 95 | s | 2253 | Court Annexed Arbitration Act | Law | 1977-10-28 | 1978-10-13 | Measure passed Senate, amended. | Senate | Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] | MS | D | E000018 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1103) Court-Annexed Arbitration Act - Establishes, on a three-year experimental basis, compulsory, nonbinding arbitration as an alternative to conventional litigation. Authorizes United States district courts to refer the following types of civil actions to arbitration: (1) actions where all parties consent to arbitration; or (2) money damage tort and contract actions under $100,000 in which jurisdiction is based in whole or in part on a Federal question, diversity, admiralty, the United States as plaintiff, or the United States as defendant. Excludes the following cases from referral to arbitration: (1) constitutional rights cases; (2) official immunity cases; (3) certain civil rights cases; and (4) civil fraud cases. Allows the district courts to establish by rule procedures for excepting from arbitration, for good cause shown, individual cases that would otherwise be referred to arbitration. Authorizes the district courts to certify arbitrators and to provide guidelines for arbitration proceedings. Permits any party dissatisfied with the arbitration hearing to demand a trial de novo in the district court. Stipulates that if such party fails to obtain in the district court a judgment, exclusive of interest and costs, more favorable to him or her than the arbitration award, the court may tax against that party the cost of the arbitration proceeding. Directs the Federal Judicial Center to submit to Congress, six months before the expiration of the third year, a report on the use, effectiveness, and benefits of the arbitration process. Authorizes the appropriation for fiscal year 1979 to the judicial branch such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2253 |
| 95-s-2149 | 95 | s | 2149 | A bill to create the district court for the Northern Mariana Islands, implementing article IV of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America. | Law | 1977-09-27 | 1977-11-08 | Public Law 95-157. | Senate | Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] | MS | D | E000018 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Creates the District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America. Provides that the President shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a judge for the District Court for a term of eight years. Authorizes the Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States to assign justices of the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or judges of courts of record of the Northern Mariana Islands who are licensed attorneys in good standing or a circuit or district judge of the ninth circuit, including a judge of the District Court of Guam who is appointed by the President, and authorizes the Chief Justice of the United States to assign any other United States circuit or district judge with the consent of the judge so assigned and of the chief judge of his circuit to serve temporarily as a judge in the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands whenever such an assignment is necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the court. Authorizes the President to appoint a United States attorney and a marshall for the Northern Mariana Islands. Applies certain Federal rules and statutes pertaining to District Courts to the District Court for the Northern Marianas. Grants the District Court for the Northern Marianas the jurisdiction of a United States district court, except that in all cases arising under the Constitution, treaties and laws of the United States, it shall have jurisdiction regardless of the amount in controversy. Grants the Court original jurisdiction over all matters not otherwise vested in itself or in the courts of the Northern Marianas provided that in these matters it shall be considered a court of the Northern Marianas for the purpose of determining the requirements of indictment by grand jury or trial by jury. Grants to the Court appellate jurisdiction and procedure as provided by … | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2149 |
| 95-s-2094 | 95 | s | 2094 | A bill to amend the jurisdiction of the Federal courts in diversity of citizenship cases. | Law | 1977-09-14 | 1977-09-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] | MS | D | E000018 | 0 | Prohibits a plaintiff from invoking Federal court jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship in any district of any State of which he is a citizen. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2094 |
| 95-s-2072 | 95 | s | 2072 | A bill to amend the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968, as amended, to make the excuse of prospective jurors from Federal jury service on the grounds of distance from the place of holding court contingent upon a showing of hardship on an individual basis. | Law | 1977-09-08 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Repeals the requirement of the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968 that the written plan for jury selection of each United States district court fix a distance, either in terms of mileage or travel time, beyond which prospective jurors may automatically be excused from traveling for jury duty. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2072 |
| 95-s-2074 | 95 | s | 2074 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide in civil cases for juries of six persons, to amend the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968, as amended, with respect to the selection and qualification of jurors, and to extend the coverage of the Federal Employees Compensation Act to all jurors in U.S. district courts. | Law | 1977-09-08 | 1978-05-01 | Referred jointly to House Committees on the Judiciary; and Education and Labor. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-758) =Title I: Jury Service Upon Restoration of Civil Rights= - Permits felons to qualify for Federal jury service upon restoration of civil rights through any means. =Title II: Jury Selection Procedures, Records, and Definitions= - Increases to $5,000 the fine for disclosing the contents of records or papers used by the jury commission or clerk in connection with the jury selection process. Provides that such records may be disclosed after a jury has been discharged, but only for the purpose of determining the validity of the jury's selection. Defines "publicly draw," for the purpose of provisions specifying procedures for selection of prosepective jurors, to include drawings made by means of electronic data processing. =Title III: Compensation of Jurors for Service-Related Injuries= - Provides Federal employees disability and death benefits coverage to Federal jurors. Reduces such benefits by the amount received under a noncontributory State or local disability compensation or survivor benefit program. States that the provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1978. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2074 |
| 95-s-2075 | 95 | s | 2075 | Jury System Improvements Act of 1978 | Law | 1977-09-08 | 1978-11-02 | Public Law 95-572. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 1652) Jury System Improvements Act - Eliminates the requirement that U.S. district courts include in their random jury selection plans a fixed distance beyond which prospective jurors residing, upon request, are automatically excused. Defines "undue hardship or extreme inconvenience", as a basis for excuse from immediate jury service to mean great distance either in miles or travel-time, from the place of holding court, grave illness in the family or any other emergency which outweighs in immediacy and urgency the obligation to serve as a juror when summoned, or any other factor which the court determines to constitute an undue hardship or to create an extreme inconvenience to the juror. Provides that when it is anticipated that a trial or grand jury proceeding may require more than 30 days of service, the court may consider, as a further basis for temporary excuse, severe economic hardship to an employer which would result from the absence of a key employee during the period of such service. Extends eligibility for jury service to convicted persons who have later had their civil rights restored in any manner recognized by law. Revises Federal juror fees and allowances to, among other changes: (1) increase per diem pay to $30; (2) provide additional per diem pay to grand jurors required to attend more than 45 days actual service and petit jurors required to attend more than 30 days actual service; (3) replace set statutory subsistence allowances with those to be promulgated by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (4) replace set statutory travel allowances with an allowance not to exceed the maximum rate per mile which the Director has prescribed for supporting court personnel, additional allowances to be authorized for jurors taking public transportation. Prohibits employers from discharging, threatening to discharge, intimidating, or coercing any permanent employee by reason of such e… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2075 |
| 95-s-2044 | 95 | s | 2044 | Federal Legal Aid Corporation Act | Law | 1977-08-05 | 1977-08-05 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Federal Legal Aid Corporation Act - Establish the Federal Legal Aid Corporation to disburse funds to States which have adopted plans to use such funds to provide legal services for indigent persons seeking to enforce civil claims. Permits such persons to select their own attorneys who shall be paid for services rendered. Prohibits such attorneys from engaging in political or lobbying activity while receiving funds under this Act. Abolishes the Legal Services Corporation. | 2025-09-02T17:13:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2044 |
| 95-s-2049 | 95 | s | 2049 | A bill to establish fees and allow per diem and mileage expenses for witnesses before U.S. courts. | Law | 1977-08-05 | 1978-10-27 | Public Law 95-535. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-756) Amends provisions of Federal law specifying fees and allowances for Federal court witness to, among other changes: (1) increase the per diem fee to $30; (2) replace the set travel allowance with guidelines directing reimbursement for actual expenses of public transportation and granting allowances for private transportation equal to those granted to Federal employees; (3) replace set subsistence allowances with the subsistence allowance granted Federal employees; (4) deny fees and allowances to deportable and certain other aliens; and (5) tax as costs all normal travel expenses. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2049 |
| 95-s-2016 | 95 | s | 2016 | A bill to establish fees for services performed by U.S. marshals. | Law | 1977-08-04 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-755) Amends provisions of Federal law specifying fees for services performed by United States Marshals to eliminate the set fees contained therein for all services other than seizing and disposing of property and to authorize the Attorney General to prescribe fees by regualtion. Eliminates the maximum amount which a court may tax in a criminal case as marshall fees for services other than summoning witnesses. States that the provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1978. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2016 |
| 95-s-1880 | 95 | s | 1880 | Federal Constitutional Convention Procedures Act | Law | 1977-07-18 | 1977-07-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 6 | Federal Constitutional Convention Procedures Act - Sets forth procedures for Federal constitutional conventions with respect to: (1) applications, (2) calling, (3) delegates, (4) convening, (5) operation, (6) congressional approval, and (7) ratification. | 2025-09-02T17:13:31Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1880 |
| 95-s-1767 | 95 | s | 1767 | Federal Officials Antidefamation Act | Law | 1977-06-27 | 1977-06-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Scott, William Lloyd [R-VA] | VA | R | S000189 | 12 | Federal Officials' Antidefamation Act - Renders a person who with actual malice, makes a false and defamatory communication concerning a Federal official liable for damages in a Federal court defamation suit. | 2025-09-02T17:13:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1767 |
| 95-s-1423 | 95 | s | 1423 | Judicial Tenure Act | Law | 1977-04-29 | 1978-09-11 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 15 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1035) Judicial Tenure Act - Establishes a Judicial Conduct and Disability Commission to further the honest, impartial, and efficient administration of justice in the courts of the United States. Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to appoint the executive director of such Commission. Stipulates that the members of such Commission be Federal judges in regular active service or senior status, including one from each judicial circuit and one selected collectively by the judges of the three special national courts: the Court of Claims, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and the Customs Court. Creates committees of judges in each circuit and each of the special national courts to: (1) receive complaints against judges or courts transmitted from the Commission; (2) conduct a preliminary investigation to determine the nature and existence of any specified grounds for the involuntary retirement or the removal or censure of a judge; and (3) recommend dismissal or further investigation by the Commission or request authorization to attempt to address the matter of the complaint in a reasonable period of time. Directs the committee, upon conclusion of such reasonable time period, to recommend either dismissal or further investigation by the Commission. Mandates written notifications of both the committee's preliminary investigation and any further investigation by the Commission, as well as of the right of reply by written statement and other specified rights, to be sent to the judge subject of the complaint. Authorizes the Commission to administer oaths, to inspect books and records, to subpoena witnesses, documents and testimony any place in the United States and its territories, and to invoke the power of the district courts to enforce such subpoenas. Directs the Commission, or a panel acting on its behalf, by majority vote to: (1) dismiss any complaint which it finds to be frivolous, insufficient i… | 2025-09-02T17:13:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1423 |
| 95-s-1430 | 95 | s | 1430 | United States Customs Court Act | Law | 1977-04-29 | 1977-04-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 2 | United States Customs Court Act - Grants to the Customs Court all the common law and statutory powers of the United States district courts. Confers upon the Court exclusive jurisdiction over petitions for immediate relief brought with respect to a final order or decision of the Secretary of the Treasury or of the United States Customs Service. | 2025-09-02T17:13:12Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1430 |
| 95-s-1303 | 95 | s | 1303 | Legal Services Corporation Act Amendments | Law | 1977-04-19 | 1977-10-12 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6666 passed in lieu. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] | WI | D | N000033 | 7 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6666 passed in lieu) Legal Services Corporation Act Amendments - Provides a $205,000,000 authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1978 and such sums as necessary for the two succeeding fiscal years for carrying out the activities of the Legal Services Corporation. Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to require that at least three persons appointed to fill vacancies occurring between January 1, 1977, and July 30, 1978, in the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation be persons eligible to be clients thereunder. Requires that at least one-third of the governing body of an organization formed solely for the purpose of providing legal assistance under such Act be composed of eligible clients. Subjects meetings of the Board of Directors, of executive committees thereof, and of any advisory council established under the Legal Services Corporation Act, to Government in the Sunshine Act provisions relative to open meetings. Authorizes judicial review of representation questions decisions by the Legal Services Corporation. Empowers the Corporation to undertake research and assistance activities with respect to the delivery of legal services by means of contract or grant. Directs that a court provide compensation for an attorney employed by a recipient organization and appointed to provide legal assistance, unless such appointment is made pursuant to a statute or practice applied generally to attorneys practicing before the court. Repeals restrictions on political activities unrelated to legal assistance with respect to attorneys receiving more than one-half their professional income from an organization established for the sole purpose of providing assistance under the Legal Services Corporation Act. Revises guidelines regarding eligibility for, and priorities relative to, such assistance. Revises the limitations on the use of funds made available by the Corporation: (1) permit the provision of legal assistance with respect to crim… | 2025-09-02T17:13:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1303 |
| 95-s-1282 | 95 | s | 1282 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide assistance for legal services projects for the elderly. | Law | 1977-04-07 | 1977-04-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to make grants to States for the purposes of (1) supporting a staff person within the State agency responsible for the delivery of legal services to the elderly, and (2) supporting direct legal services by providing funds to area agencies. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to or contract with national resource centers to support organizations providing legal services to the elderly and provide legal advice to the elderly. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1282 |
| 95-s-1134 | 95 | s | 1134 | A bill relating to the age and service requirements for the resignation and retirement of justices and judges of the United States. | Law | 1977-03-28 | 1977-03-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Specifies the number of years which a Federal judge or justice must have served in order to qualify for resignation or retirement at full pay for each age from 62 through 70. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1134 |
| 95-s-1001 | 95 | s | 1001 | Equal Access to Courts Act | Law | 1977-03-15 | 1977-10-12 | Provisions inserted in H.R. 6666 as passed Senate. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 12 | Equal Access to Courts Act - Entitles a party which (1) prevails in any civil action, including an action for judicial review of agency actions, and (2) is a small business as defined by the Small Business Act or an individual or entity having assets or income below specified amounts to a judgment for costs and an award for attorney fees, witness fees, and necessary studies and reports. Directs an agency to pay costs and fees to a party meeting the criteria of (2) above if such a party (1) successfully defends the imposition of an agency sanction, (2) successfully opposes the issuance or amendments of certain agency orders, or (3) successfully appeals agency action or is subject to agency action which is appealed or reviewed. Entitles a party partially prevailing against the United States to costs and fees to the extent to which it prevailed. Authorizes where in the interest of justice, an award of cost and fees to a party which fails to prevail in a civil action instituted by or against the United States. | 2025-09-02T17:12:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1001 |
| 95-s-819 | 95 | s | 819 | Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired Act | Law | 1977-02-25 | 1977-02-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 8 | Interpreters for the Hearing Impaired Act - Directs Federal judges, upon determining that a party or a witness does not speak or understand English with sufficient facility due to a hearing impairment, to order that (1) the proceedings be conveyed to such party or witness through an appropriate mode of communication and (2) that the testimony of such an individual be interpreted for the court. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to certify interpreters for the hearing impaired and to prescribe a fee schedule for, and maintain a list of, interpreters so certified. Directs each district court to maintain a list of certified interpreters within its district. Sets forth guidelines for the selection of an interpreter if no certified interpreter is available within the district. | 2025-09-02T17:12:47Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/819 |
| 95-s-653 | 95 | s | 653 | A bill to amend section 142 of title 28, United States Code, relating to the furnishing of accommodations to judges of the courts of appeals of the United States. | Law | 1977-02-07 | 1977-02-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] | KY | D | H000905 | 0 | Permits the furnishing of accommodations to judges of the courts of appeals, upon approval by the appropriate judicial council, at any place where Federal facilities are available regardless of whether court terms are authorized to be held at such locations. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/653 |
| 95-s-662 | 95 | s | 662 | A bill to provide for holding terms of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Mississippi in Corinth, Mississippi. | Law | 1977-02-07 | 1977-04-18 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] | MS | D | E000018 | 0 | Authorizes the holding of terms of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Mississippi in Corinth, Mississippi. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/662 |
| 95-s-460 | 95 | s | 460 | A bill to provide for additional district judges for the State of Kentucky. | Law | 1977-01-26 | 1977-01-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] | KY | D | H000905 | 1 | Directs the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a specified number of additional judges to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/460 |
| 95-s-424 | 95 | s | 424 | A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of certain courts with respect to public schools. | Law | 1977-01-25 | 1977-01-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 14 | States that no Federal court shall have jurisdiction to enter any decree which would require the transportation of any student or teacher to achieve racial desegregation of any school or school system. Vests the jurisdiction terminated by this Act in the State courts and in the case of the District of Columbia and any territory or possession of the United States in such Federal court exercising essentially local jurisdiction in such area. Grants the United States Supreme Court the power to review any school assignment orders of the highest State court or territorial court exercising jurisdiction over such a case. Sets aside any Federal court order with respect to school assignment to achieve racial desegregation that is in effect on the day before enactment of this Act. Directs the appropriate State or territorial court to assure jurisdiction any such case and enter an order for appropriate remedial relief. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/424 |
| 95-s-195 | 95 | s | 195 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Sheridan, and Wells Counties, North Dakota, shall be included in the Northwestern Division of the Judicial District of North Dakota. | Law | 1977-01-12 | 1977-05-25 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] | ND | D | B001077 | 0 | Transfers Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Sheridan and Wells Counties, North Dakota, to the Northwestern Division of the United States District Court for North Dakota. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/195 |
| 95-s-11 | 95 | s | 11 | A bill to provide for the appointment of additional district court judges. | Law | 1977-01-10 | 1978-02-07 | Text inserted in H. R. 7843 as passed Senate. | Senate | Sen. McClellan, John L. [D-AR] | AR | D | M000332 | 11 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 113 additional district judges. Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to place five new positions in grade 16, six in grade 17, and four in grade 18 of the General Schedule, in lieu of existing positions. Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 35 additional circuit judges. Divides the existing Fifth Judicial Circuit into two circuits, a new fifth circuit consisting of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and the Canal Zone, and a new 11th circuit consisting of Louisiana and Texas. Creates five additional circuit judges for the new fifth circuit and six additional circuit judges for the new eleventh circuit. Designates the cities in the new circuits where sessions of court may be held. Provides that a court en banc consists of all circuit judges of the circuit in regular active service. Directs the judicial council of the ninth circuit and the Judicial Conference of the United States, jointly or severally, to study and report to the Congress recommendations for statutory amendments or rule making authority which will be necessary for the effective and expeditious administration and disposition of the work of the Court. Provides that this report be made within one year from the date on which the tenth new judge is appointed. Requires a $10,000 jurisdictional amount on each receipt or bill of ladling which is the basis of an action against rail or motor carriers to recover damages on freight shipments. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/11 |
| 95-s-83 | 95 | s | 83 | A bill to simplify the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States. | Law | 1977-01-10 | 1977-01-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 0 | Repeals provisions authorizing Supreme Court review by appeal of: (1) a judgment, order, or decree of any Federal court holding an Act of Congress unconstitutional in a civil action to which the United States or an agent thereof is a party; (2) a United States Court of Appeals case at the request of a party who relied on a State statute which was declared unconstitutional; or (3) a final judgment or decree of the highest State court in which a decision could have been had holding a treaty or Federal statute invalid or a State statute which was attacked on constitutional grounds valid. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/83 |
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