H.R. 368Removal Clarification Act of 2011

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Sponsor: Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. [D-GA-04]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Law
Committees: Judiciary Committee, Budget Committee
Latest action: Nov 9, 2011 · Became Public Law No: 112-51.

IntroducedJan 20, 2011
Passed the HouseFeb 28, 2011
Passed the SenateOct 31, 2011
Sent to the PresidentNov 4, 2011
Became lawNov 9, 2011

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 28, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Removal Clarification Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Revises the federal judicial code to provide that a civil action or criminal prosecution that is commenced in a state court and that is against or directed to the United States or a federal agency or officer, or specified others, may be removed to an appropriate U.S. district court.

Declares that civil actions and criminal prosecutions include any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another proceeding) to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued. Limits removal of such a proceeding, if there is no other basis for removal, to only that specific proceeding, with the remainder of the civil action or criminal proceeding to remain in state court.

Declares that the 30-day notice of removal requirement shall be satisfied in any such civil or criminal proceeding in which such a judicial order is sought, or issued, or sought to be enforced, if the person or entity desiring to remove the proceeding files notice of removal not later than 30 days after receiving, through service, notice of the proceeding.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 368 as public Law on Nov 9, 2011. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 150

House Feb 28, 2011

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Removal Clarification Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

396 Yea 4 Nay 32 not voting

Crossed both parties 4 of 400 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members432 members

Democratic192 members

Republican240 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 368 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RLAMAR SMITH [R-TX-21]Original

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H.R. 368Removal Clarification Act of 2011

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 150

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

H.R. 368Removal Clarification Act of 2011

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 150

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

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