To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court.

Bill: 116-hr-4219
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2019-08-30
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

Judicial procedure and administration

Judicial review and appeals

Jurisdiction and venue

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill gives the U.S. Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals from a nationwide injunction issued by a U.S. district court.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4219 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2019 Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court.

1. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction (a) In General Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction (a) In general In the case that a district court of the United States grants a nationwide injunction, the appeal from the order granting such injunction shall lie to the Supreme Court. (b) Definition In this section, the term nationwide injunction means an order issued by a Federal court that purports to restrain the enforcement of a Federal statute, regulation, order, or similar authority against a non-party, unless the non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the following: 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction. .