On the recordOctober 31, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to Calendar No. 200, H.R. 394. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 394) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with amendments, as follows: (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in italics.) H.R. 394 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--JURISDICTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 101. Treatment of resident aliens. Sec. 102. Citizenship of corporations and insurance companies with foreign contacts. Sec. 103. Removal and remand procedures. Sec. 104. Effective date. TITLE II--VENUE AND TRANSFER IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 201. Scope and definitions. Sec. 202. Venue generally. Sec. 203. Repeal of section 1392. Sec. 204. Change of venue. Sec. 205. Effective date. TITLE I--JURISDICTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS SEC. 101.…





