To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings, and to ensure that venue in patents cases is fair and proper, and for other purposes..
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings, and to ensure that venue in patents cases is fair and proper, and for other purposes.., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Trade, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Stop Helping Outcome Preferences Act or the SHOP Act.
- Section id72a538e275d2493188b5e78ad33bc4f7: 2. Nationwide injunction abuse prevention Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370.Limitation on...
- Section ida6b8ddb7e48c4d2d8f41f03bb9c0e5c8: 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district court may not issue any order providing...
- Section id5b33e5b1a45c448bb0bf0db19ff76f66: 3. Preventing judge shopping Chapter 131 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2075 the following: 2076.Preventing judge...
- Section idf1b83fef9efb418fb12d2459b2d31485: 2076. Preventing judge shopping Rules promulgated under this chapter may not permit an attorney to be admitted to practice in any Federal court if a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings, and to ensure that venue in patents cases is fair and proper, and for other purposes.., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Trade, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings, and to ensure that venue in patents cases is fair and proper, and for other purposes.., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Tillis) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
attempting to interfere with a court’s case assignment process for the purpose of influencing the assignment of a particular judge to preside over a particular case by— engaging in ex parte communications with a judge or a judge’s chambers
attempting to interfere with a court’s case assignment process for the purpose of influencing the assignment of a particular judge to preside over a particular case by— engaging in ex parte communications with a judge or a judge’s chambers
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