,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,mack5zie 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,case1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,hurd (  
,colorado1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 & ,mr4 ,lawl]7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to e/abli% c]ta9 requirem5ts ) 
respect to judicial actions *all5g+ a   
,/ate congressional r$i/rict+ plan1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,psc ,nonp>tisan      
,congressional ,uni=mity & ,ov]sight (  
,r$i/rict+ ,trials ,act or ! ,,psc      
,nonp>tisan ,c,o,u,r,ts ,act4  #b4      
,requirem5ts ) respect to judicial      
actions *all5g+ a ,/ate congressional   
r$i/rict+ plan  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7      
,availability ( private "r ( action ,any
 citiz5 ( a ,/ate :o is aggriev$ by !   
failure ( ! ,/ate to meet ! requirem5ts 
( ! ,con/itution or ,f$]al law1 includ+ 
?is ,act1 ) respect to ! ,/ate's        
congressional r$i/rict+ may br+ a civil 

action 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt = 
! applicable v5ue = su* relief z may be 
appropriate to rem$y ! failure if su*   
action is br\ght n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] ! date t ! ,/ate enact$ ! ,/ate's  
f9al congressional r$i/rict+ plan4  7#b7
 ,exclusive jurisdiction & applicable   
v5ue ,! di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all h exclusive jurisdiction to he> &  
det]m9e claims ass]t+ t a congressional 
r$i/rict+ plan violates ! requirem5ts ( 
! ,con/itution or ,f$]al law1 includ+   
?is ,act4 ,! applicable v5ue = su* an   
action %all be ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict 
,c\rt = ! judicial di/rict 9 :i* !      
capital ( ! ,/ate is locat$4  7#c7 ,use 
( #c-;judge c\rt ,if an action "u ?is   
section raises /atewide claims "u !     
,con/itution or ?is ,act1 ! action %all 
be he>d by a #c-;judge c\rt pursuant to 
! foll[+ requirem5ts3  7,a7 ,^u ! fil+ (
 a reque/ = ! action to be he>d by a    
#c-;judge c\rt1 ! judge ( ! di/rict c\rt
 9 :i* ! civil action is fil$ & to :om !
 reque/ is pres5t$ %all1 unless t judge 

det]m9es t a #c-;judge c\rt is n        
requir$1 imm$iately notify ! *ief judge 
( ! circuit1 :o %all designate two o!r  
judges at r&om1 all ( :om %all be judges
 ( ! di/rict c\rt s]v+ )9 ! ,/ate ^:    
r$i/rict+ plan is be+ *all5g$4 ,! judges
 s designat$1 & ! judge to :om ! reque/ 
0 pres5t$1 %all s]ve z memb]s ( ! c\rt  
to he> & det]m9e ! action or proce$+4   
7,b7 ,if ! action is aga9/ a ,/ate1 or  
(fic] or ag5cy !re(1 at lea/ five days' 
notice ( he>+ ( ! action %all be giv5 by
 regi/]$ or c]tifi$ mail to ! ,gov]nor &
 attorney g5]al ( ! ,/ate4  7,c7 ,a s+le
 judge may conduct all proce$+s except !
 trial1 & ent] all ord]s p]mitt$ by !   
rules ( civil proc$ure except z provid$ 
o!rwise 9 ?is subsection4 ,! judge may  
grant a tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] on a      
specific f9d+1 bas$ on evid5ce submitt$1
 t specifi$ irrep>able damage w result  
if ! ord] is n grant$1 :i* ord]1 unless 
previ\sly revok$ by ! di/rict judge1    
%all rema9 9 =ce only until ! he>+ &    
det]m9ation by ! di/rict c\rt ( ?ree    

judges ( an application = a prelim9>y   
injunction4 ,a s+le judge %all n appo9t 
a ma/]1 or ord] a ref]5ce1 or he> &     
det]m9e any application = a prelim9>y or
 p]man5t injunction or motion to vacate 
su* an injunction1 or ent] judgm5t on ! 
m]its4 ,any action ( a s+le judge may be
 review$ by ! full c\rt at any "t be=e  
f9al judgm5t4  7#d7 ,review ( f9al      
decision ,a f9al decision 9 an action   
br\ght "u ?is section %all be reviewable
 on appeal by ! ,unit$ ,/ates c\rt (    
appeals = ! respective judicial circuit4
 ,su* appeal %all be tak5 by ! fil+ ( a 
notice ( appeal )9 #aj days ( ! entry ( 
! f9al decision4 ,a f9al decision by !  
,c\rt ( ,appeals may be review$ by !    
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by writ
 ( c]tior>i4  7b7 ,exp$it$ consid]ation 
,9 any action br\ght "u ?is section1 x  
%all be ! duty ( ! di/rict c\rt1 !      
applicable ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (        
,appeals1 & ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates 7if x *ooses to he> ! action7 to 
advance on ! docket & to exp$ite to !   

greate/ possible ext5t ! disposition ( !
 action & appeal4  7c7 ,rem$ies  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,if ! di/rict c\rt 9 an action "u
 ?is section f9ds t ! congressional     
r$i/rict+ plan ( a ,/ate violates1 9    
:ole or 9 "p1 ! requirem5ts ( !         
,con/itution or ,f$]al law1 includ+ ?is 
,act--  7,a7 ! di/rict c\rt %all all[ a 
,/ate to develop & propose a rem$ial    
congressional r$i/rict+ plan = review by
 ! c\rt to det]m9e :e!r ! plan is 9     
compliance ) ?is ,act2 or  7,b7 if no   
timely action is tak5 by ! ,/ate to     
develop & propose a rem$ial plan "u     
clause 7i71 ! c\rt %all adopt a         
replacem5t congressional r$i/rict+ plan 
= ! ,/ate4  7#b7 ,au?ority ( ,c\rt (    
,appeals ,if1 ^u consid]ation ( an      
appeal "u ?is section1 ! applicable     
,c\rt ( ,appeals det]m9es t a plan does 
n comply ) ! requirem5ts ( !            
,con/itution or ,f$]al law1 includ+ ?is 
,act1 x %all direct t ! di/rict c\rt    
promptly proce$ to ! implem5tation ( !  
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a74