[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7177 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7177 To amend title 28, United States Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2024 Mr. Strong (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Carl) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN DIVISIONS IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. Section 81(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``five''; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and Lauderdale'' and inserting ``Lauderdale, and Lawerence''; (3) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``Lawrence,''; (B) by inserting after ``Madison,'' the following: ``Marshall,''; and (C) by striking ``and Decatur''; (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Clay, Cleburne,'' and inserting ``Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Saint Clair,''; (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Greene, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa'' and inserting ``Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston''; (6) by striking paragraph (6); and (7) by striking paragraph (7). <all>