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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3487
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2017Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for
diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case
is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case.
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Diversity of citizenship jurisdiction
Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f) For the purposes of this section, diversity of citizenship exists if at least one party adverse to any other party to the civil action does not share the same citizenship with that adverse party.
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