A bill to provide greater discretion to the Supreme Court in selecting the cases it will review.
Supreme Court Mandatory Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1984 - Repeals the provision of the judicial code authorizing any party (in a proceeding to which the United States is a party) to appeal directly to the Supreme Court from a Federal court order which declares an Act of Congress unconstitutional.
Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from a Federal appellate court decision holding a State statute unconstitutional.
Repeals Supreme Court mandatory jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the highest court of a State (including Puerto Rico) which hold that: (1) a Federal treaty or statute is invalid; or (2) a State law is valid.
Makes technical and conforming amendments.
Clean Bill H.R.5644 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
For Previous Action See H.R.1968.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 98-986.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 98-986.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 544.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Received in the Senate.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.