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To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3052 · 114th Congress · Jul 14, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Use of foreign law in Federal courts

Part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“183 Use of foreign law in Federal courts

“4201. Limitation on use of foreign law in Federal courts

“In any court created by or under article III of the Constitution of the United States, no justice, judge, or other judicial official shall decide any issue in a case before that court in whole or in part on the authority of foreign law, except to the extent the Constitution or an Act of Congress requires the consideration of that foreign law.”

Sec. 2 Clerical amendment

The table of chapters for part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: