Henry Hyde said "I yield myself 30 seconds, simply to comment how enjoyable it is to be instructed on questions of jurisdiction and service of process from Mr. Justice Dingell. He just short-circuited the real issue, which is jurisdiction, not where you serve process. Jurisdiction under the amendment under discussion is bad, it states, The Federal court in which such action is brought shall have jurisdiction over such manufacture if the manufacturer knew or reasonably should have known that the product would be imported for sale or use in the United States. That does not apply to any domestic corporation, and it is not boilerplate. It is something radically different." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 29, 1996

I yield myself 30 seconds, simply to comment how enjoyable it is to be instructed on questions of jurisdiction and service of process from Mr. Justice Dingell. He just short-circuited the real issue, which is jurisdiction, not where you serve process. Jurisdiction under the amendment under discussion is bad, it states, The Federal court in which such action is brought shall have jurisdiction over such manufacture if the manufacturer knew or reasonably should have known that the product would be imported for sale or use in the United States. That does not apply to any domestic corporation, and it is not boilerplate. It is something radically different.

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Henry Hyde

Illinois

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing jurisdiction issues related to a proposed amendment during a House floor debate.

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