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“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 1637) to clarify appeal time limits in civil actions to which United States officers or employees are parties, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 1637 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 ``Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) section 2107 of title 28, United States Code, and rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that the time to appeal for most civil actions is 30 days, but that the appeal time for all parties is 60 days when the parties in the civil action include the United States, a United States officer, or a United States agency; (2) the 60-day period should apply if one of the parties is-- (A) the United States; (B) a United States agency; (C) a United States officer or employee sued in an official capacity; or (D) a current or former United States officer or employee sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on behalf of the United States; (3) section 2107 of title 28, United States Code, and rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate…”