§ 128. Washington

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Title 28, United States Code, section —

   Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869

   Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 128

   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 894

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 894

2. 1962

   Pub. L. 87–699 · 76 Stat. 598

   Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 128(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 87–699 provided for holding court at Richland

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 87–699 provided for holding court at Richland.

3. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–272 § 4(a) · 84 Stat. 294

   Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 128(a)

   Pub. L. 91–272, § 4(a), struck out provisions which had divided Eastern District into a Northern Division and a Southern Division

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–272, § 4(a), struck out provisions which had divided Eastern District into a Northern Division and a Southern Division.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 128(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) “eastern district The Eastern Dist rict comprises the counties of Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. “Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Spokane, Yakima, Walla Walla, and Richland.”

4. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–272 § 4(b) · 84 Stat. 294

   Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 128(b)

   Pub. L. 91–272, § 4(b), struck out provisions which had divided Western District into a Northern Division and a Southern Division

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–272, § 4(b), struck out provisions which had divided Western District into a Northern Division and a Southern Division.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 128(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(b) “western district The Western District comprises the counties of Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. “Court for the Western District shall be held at Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma.”

5. 2007

   Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

   Pub. L. 110–161 div. D title III § 308 · 121 Stat. 1844

   Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 128(b)

   Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver” for “Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver” for “Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 308. Intelligence Activities. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008.

6. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–73 § 2(b) · 138 Stat. 1504

   Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 128(b)

   Pub. L. 118–73 inserted “Mount Vernon,” after “Tacoma,”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–73 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–73 inserted “Mount Vernon,” after “Tacoma,”.

3 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial · 1 unresolved