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Union Calendar No. 350 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5512 
[Report No. 112–497] 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions within two 
judicial districts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2012 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. EMERSON, and 
Mr. NUNNELEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 29, 2012 
Additional sponsor: Mr. CARNAHAN 
MAY 29, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
MISSOURI. 
Section 105(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Iron,’’ and 
‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Iron,’’ after ‘‘Dunklin,’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’ after 
‘‘Ripley,’’. 
SEC. 3. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT 
OF MISSISSIPPI. 
Section 104(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) The northern district comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Aberdeen Division comprises the 
counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, 
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Itawamba, 
Lee, 
Lowndes, 
Monroe, 
Oktibbeha, 
Prentiss, Tishomingo, Webster, and Winston. 
‘‘Court for the Aberdeen Division shall be held 
at Aberdeen, Ackerman, and Corinth. 
‘‘(2) The Oxford Division comprises the coun-
ties of Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Mar-
shall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie, 
Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and Yalobusha. 
‘‘Court for the Oxford Division shall be held at 
Oxford. 
‘‘(3) The Greenville Division comprises the 
counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Gre-
nada, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, 
and Washington. 
‘‘Court for the Greenville Division shall be held 
at Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Greenville.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 350 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5512 
[Report No. 112–497] 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign 
divisions within two judicial districts. 
MAY 29, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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