H.R. 97

119 HR 97 IH: Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 97  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national injunctions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2025  .
2.
Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties
(a)
In general
 Chapter 155  of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
2285.
Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties
No court of the United States (and no district court of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands) shall issue an order that purports to restrain the enforcement against a non-party of any statute, regulation, order, or similar authority, unless the non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for  chapter 155  of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to  section 2285  the following:
2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties.
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