Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019

#1123 | HR Congress #116

Last Action: Became Public Law No: 116-73. (11/26/2019)

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        H.R.1123

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen


                                 An Act


 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the 
     eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Divisional Realignment for the 
Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.
    Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
``Eastern District
    ``(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions.
        ``(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, 
    Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, 
    Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van 
    Buren, White, and Yell.
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock.
        ``(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, 
    Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis.
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena.
        ``(3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, 
    Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, 
    Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff.
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
    This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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