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Howell Heflin: “All right. Now, I am not sure that I understand this provision, the last one, which is No. 8. It reads: In section…”

On the recordMay 3, 1995
All right. Now, I am not sure that I understand this provision, the last one, which is No. 8. It reads: In section 102(c), add the following new paragraph: (8) create a cause of action or provide for jurisdiction by a Federal Court under section 1331 or 1337 of title 28, United States Code, that otherwise would not exist under applicable Federal or State law. Now, that provision in there, I believe, is in the bill that was introduced. That is to prevent saying: ``Create a Federal cause of action,'' and therefore leaves it strictly to the preemption that is in this bill as amended and does not create a separate cause of action at the Federal courts; is that correct?
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Howell Heflin
Democratic · Alabama

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Questioning a provision in a bill regarding federal jurisdiction and causes of action.

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