HR85-118

Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that the United States district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions arising under the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 9, 2023

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370.Jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration and requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over— any case arising. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Immigrant Communities and Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370.Jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration...
  • Requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over— any case arising...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370.Jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration and requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over— any case arising.

Key Policy Areas

Immigrant Communities, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

The bill requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370.Jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration and requires jurisdiction over cases arising under the immigration laws Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district court for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive jurisdiction over— any case arising.

Policy Domains

Immigrant Communities Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause: ,
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill: ,
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 9, 2023

Mr. Biggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Immigrant Communities Civil Rights

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