Senate Bill 227
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Improving Access to Our Courts Act
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 28, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
227
Congress
118
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
checkPassed on February 28, 2023
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S538; text: CR S538)
Summary
Improving Access to Our Courts Act
This bill adds Alpine to the list of places where court must be held in the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas.
Additionally, the bill adds Mount Vernon to the list of places where court must be held in the Western District of Washington.
03/03/2023
Held at the desk.
03/03/2023
Received in the House.
03/02/2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
02/28/2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S538; text: CR S538)
02/28/2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S538; text: CR S538)
02/28/2023
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
02/02/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
02/02/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 17, 2024 11:51:53 PM