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Timestamp: 2016-06-24 23:47:20
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1331', '§1', '§2', '§2', '§41', '§24', '§1', '§1', '§4', '§3']

28 USC 1331: Federal question
TITLE 28 / PART IV / CHAPTER 85 / § 1331
Text contains those laws in effect on June 23, 2016
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 930
; Pub. L. 85–554, §1, July 25, 1958, 72 Stat. 415
; Pub. L. 94–574, §2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2721
; Pub. L. 96–486, §2(a), Dec. 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 2369
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §41(1) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §24, par. 1, 36 Stat. 1091
; May 14, 1934, ch. 283, §1, 48 Stat. 775
; Aug. 21, 1937, ch. 726, §1, 50 Stat. 738
; Apr. 20, 1940, ch. 117, 54 Stat. 143
1980-Pub. L. 96–486 struck out "; amount in controversy; costs" in section catchline, struck out minimum amount in controversy requirement of $10,000 for original jurisdiction in federal question cases which necessitated striking the exception to such required minimum amount that authorized original jurisdiction in actions brought against the United States, any agency thereof, or any officer or employee thereof in an official capacity, struck out provision authorizing the district court except where express provision therefore was made in a federal statute to deny costs to a plaintiff and in fact impose such costs upon such plaintiff where plaintiff was adjudged to be entitled to recover less than the required amount in controversy, computed without regard to set-off or counterclaim and exclusive of interests and costs, and struck out existing subsection designations.
1976-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–574 struck out $10,000 jurisdictional amount where action is brought against the United States, any agency thereof, or any officer or employee thereof in his official capacity.
1958-Pub. L. 85–554 included costs in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "$10,000" for "$3,000", and added subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 96–486, §4, Dec. 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 2370
, provided: "This Act [amending this section and section 2072 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title] shall apply to any civil action pending on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 1, 1980]."
Pub. L. 85–554, §3, July 25, 1958, 72 Stat. 415
, provided that: "This Act [amending this section and sections 1332 and 1345 of this title] shall apply only in the case of actions commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 25, 1958]."