Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978
Public Law 95-408 · S. 3375 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 2, 1978 · Law
Sponsor: Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Federal District Court Organization Act - Makes specified changes in the places of holding Federal district courts, in the divisions within judicial districts, and in judicial district dividing lines.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 2, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-408.
- Sep 21, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Sep 20, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 19, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Sep 12, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 13331.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 6, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Aug 21, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Aug 17, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Aug 3, 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.