Law Reduce | HR1569

To amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of Arizona.

#1569 | HR Congress #116

Policy Area: Law

Subjects: Arizona Federal district courts Jurisdiction and venue

Last Action: Became Public Law No: 116-40. (8/9/2019)

Bill Text Source: Congress.gov

Summary and Impacts

Original Text

Bill Summary

This legislation, called the "Arizona District Court Amendment Act," amends the United States Code to add two new locations, Flagstaff and Yuma, to the list of places where court shall be held in the judicial district for the state of Arizona. This means that court cases for that district can now be held in these two additional cities, in addition to the previously designated cities of Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson. The Act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives and signed into law by the Speaker of the House and the Vice President/President of the Senate.

Possible Impacts

1. The people living in Flagstaff and Yuma, Arizona, may have easier access to the court system as they no longer have to travel to other locations for court proceedings.
2. Lawyers and judges who work in Flagstaff and Yuma may see an increase in their workload due to the added court locations.
3. Residents of Flagstaff and Yuma may feel a sense of inclusion and representation in the judicial system as their cities are now officially recognized as locations for court proceedings.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1569 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1569

                     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 add Flagstaff and Yuma to the 
list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district 
                        for the State of Arizona.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISTRICT COURTS IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF 
ARIZONA.
    Section 82 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson'' and inserting ``Flagstaff, 
Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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