Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 112-63.

Became Public Law No: 112-63.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment No. 2 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8074; text as Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment: CR S8074)

Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment No. 2 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8074; text as Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment: CR S8074)

Mr. Smith (TX) asked unanimous consent that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments.

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H7841; text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H7841)

On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7841; text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H7841)

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

House agreed to Senate Amendment No. 1 to the bill (H.R. 394) and agreed to Senate Amendment No. 2 to the bill (H.R. 394) with an amendment.

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6925-6927; text as passed Senate: CR S6925-6927)

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6925-6927; text as passed Senate: CR S6925-6927)

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1367-1370)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 394.

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1374-1375)

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 148).(text: CR H1367-1368)

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 148). (text: CR H1367-1368)

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-10.

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-10.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 3.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.

Introduced in House

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.