To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-3052
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2015-07-14
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts

Federal district courts

Judicial procedure and administration

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from deciding any issue on the authority of foreign law, except to the extent that the Constitution or an Act of Congress requires the consideration of that foreign law.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2015 Mrs. Black introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes.

1. Use of foreign law in Federal courts Part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 183 Use of foreign law in Federal courts Sec. 4201. Limitation on use of foreign law in Federal courts. 4201. Limitation on use of foreign law in Federal courts In any court created by or under article III of the Constitution of the United States, no justice, judge, or other judicial official shall decide any issue in a case before that court in whole or in part on the authority of foreign law, except to the extent the Constitution or an Act of Congress requires the consideration of that foreign law. . 2. Clerical amendment The table of chapters for part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 183. Use of foreign law in Federal courts 4201 .