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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4219
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an
order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of
the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 30, 2019
Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that
an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction
issued by a district court of the United States shall
lie to the Supreme Court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. APPEAL OF ORDER GRANTING A NATIONWIDE
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INJUNCTION.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of title 28, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘§ 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide in-
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junction
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case that a district court
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of the United States grants a nationwide injunction, the
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appeal from the order granting such injunction shall lie
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to the Supreme Court.
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‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘nation-
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wide injunction’ means an order issued by a Federal court
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that purports to restrain the enforcement of a Federal
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statute, regulation, order, or similar authority against a
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non-party, unless the non-party is represented by a party
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acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal
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Rules of Civil Procedure.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code is amended
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by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the
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following:
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‘‘2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction.’’.
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