HR8993Referred to Committee

Federal Funding Protection Act

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-05-21
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Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin
Democrat · MD · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (547 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-21

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Plain-English Summary

This proposal would expand the types of cases that federal district courts can hear by giving them original jurisdiction over certain civil lawsuits that currently must start in state courts or other venues. The change would allow people and businesses to file certain cases directly in federal court rather than having to go through state court systems first. This could affect anyone involved in civil disputes, including individuals suing each other, businesses in contract disputes, and parties seeking federal court involvement in their cases.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8993 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8993 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for original and concurrent jurisdiction for the district courts over certain civil actions. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mr. Raskin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for original and concurrent jurisdiction for the district courts over certain civil actions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Funding Protection Act''. SEC. 2. ORIGINAL AND CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COURTS OVER CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS. Section 1346(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Any civil action against the United States seeking vacation of the termination of a grant made by a Federal agency, if such termination results from any agency action that is the subject of a civil action seeking review under chapter 7 of title 5.''. <all>
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