[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3163 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3163

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of 
  nationwide injunctions from single-judge divisions of U.S. District 
                                Courts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2023

 Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of 
  nationwide injunctions from single-judge divisions of U.S. District 
                                Courts.

    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 ``End Judge Shopping Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCEMENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 87 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1414. Civil actions seeking nationwide injunctions
    ``A civil action which seeks an order enforceable in each district 
and division of the United States shall be brought only in a division 
of a judicial district which has two or more active judges assigned.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``1414. Civil actions seeking nationwide injunctions.''.
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