legislation: 95-s-3539
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| 95-s-3539 | 95 | s | 3539 | A Bill to amend certain provisions of title 28, United States Code, relating to venue in the district courts and the courts of appeals. | Law | 1978-09-29 | 1978-09-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] | NV | R | L000148 | 6 | Amends the venue provisions of Federal law to provide that a civil action in which a defendant is the United States, a United States agency, or an officer or employee thereof acting in an official capacity, or an appeal from a final order of the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Maritime Administration must be brought in a judicial district or circuit in which it has been determined that a substantial portion of the impact or injury exists. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |