Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-219
A bill to clarify the rules governing removal of cases to Federal court, and for other purposes.
Became law on Oct 1, 1996.
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 1995
- Committee actionMar 16, 1995
- Passed SenateJun 30, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseSep 17, 1996 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentSep 20, 1996
- Became lawOct 1, 1996
Latest action: Oct 1, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-219.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 533.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-799 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/799
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 533, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/533
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.