HR 569 IH111th CONGRESS
1stRH
Union Calendar No. 312
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 569
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2009
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HOLT, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
July 15, 2010
Additional sponsors: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. MASSA, Mr. SESTAK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. BERMAN
July 15, 2010
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General-Section 1259 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘or denied’ after ‘granted’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘or denied’ after ‘granted’.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments-
(1) TITLE 10-Section 867a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘The Supreme Court may not review by a writ of certiorari under this section any action of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in refusing to grant a petition for review.’.
(2) TIME FOR APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI-Section 2101(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘(g) The time for application for a writ of certiorari to review a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or the decision of a Court of Criminal Appeals that the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces refuses to grant a petition to review, shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) In General- Subject to subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any petition granted or denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on or after that effective date.
(b) Authority to Prescribe Rules- The authority of the Supreme Court to prescribe rules to carry outsection 2101(g) of title 28, United States Code, as amended by section 2(b)(2) of this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 312
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 569
[Report No. 111-547]
A BILL
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
July 15, 2010
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.569 as Reported in House Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010
