To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.

Bill: 117-hr-2746
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2021-04-21
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

North Carolina
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-18
text: Ordered to be Reported.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill moves portions of four counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall from the Middle District to the Eastern District of North Carolina.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2746 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2021 Ms. Ross (for herself, Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Foxx , Ms. Manning , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Cawthorn , Ms. Adams , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.

1. Judicial districts of North Carolina (a) In general Section 113 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and Wilson and and inserting Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, and Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall, and ; and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Middle district The Middle District comprises the counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin. . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to any action commenced or pending in any judicial district of North Carolina before the date of enactment of this Act.