A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to move the place for holding court for the district court of the Eastern district of New York to Brooklyn and Hempstead, and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-271 · S. 2597 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Apr 28, 1978 · Law
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-NY)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Revises the list of places where the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York shall be held. Specifies provisions relative to the relocation period caused by changes of sites.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Apr 28, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-271.
- Apr 27, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Apr 26, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Apr 25, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Apr 13, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Apr 12, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Apr 7, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Feb 27, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.