§ 1337. Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs

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. § 1337

   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 931

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 931

2. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–486 § 9(a) · 92 Stat. 1629

   1. Amended · 28 U.S.C. § 1337

      Pub. L. 95–486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 1337

      Pub. L. 95–486 inserted proviso giving the district courts original jurisdiction of actions brought under sections 20(11) and 219 of the Interstate Commerce Act when the amounts in controversy for each receipt exceed $10,000, exclusive of interests and costs

   3. Added · 28 U.S.C. § 1337

      Pub. L. 95–486 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted proviso giving the district courts original jurisdiction of actions brought under sections 20(11) and 219 of the Interstate Commerce Act when the amounts in controversy for each receipt exceed $10,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 1337 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: “§ 1337. Commerce and antitrust regulations; amount in controversy, costs “(a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action or proceeding arising under any Act of Congress regulating commerce or protecting trade and commerce against, restraints and monopolies: Provided, however, That the district courts shall have original jurisdiction of an action brought under section 20(11) of part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 20(11)) or section 219 of part II of such Act (49 U.S.C. 319), only if the matter in con-troversy for each receipt or bill of lading exceeds $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs. “(b) Except when express provision therefor is otherwise made in a statute of the United States, where a plaintiff who files the case under section 20(11) of part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 20(11)) or section 219 of part II of such Act (49 U.S.C. 319), originally in the Federal courts is finally adjudged to be entitled to recover less than the sum or value of $10,000, computed without regard to any setoff or counterclaim to which the defendant may be adjudged to be entitled, and exclusive of any interest and costs, the district court may deny costs to the plaintiff and, in addition, may impose costs on the plaintiff.”.

3. 1980

   Customs Courts Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–417 title V § 505 · 94 Stat. 1727

   Added · 28 U.S.C. § 1337(c)

   Pub. L. 96–417 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–417 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 505. Section 1337 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) The district courts shall not have jurisdiction under this section of any matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade under chapter 95 of this title.”. Ante, p. 1728.

4. 1983

   Pub. L. 97–449 § 5(f) · 96 Stat. 2413

   Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 1337

   Pub. L. 97–449 substituted “section 11707 of title 49” for “section 20(11) of part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 20(11)) or section 219 of part II of such Act (49 U.S.C. 319)” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 97–449 substituted “section 11707 of title 49” for “section 20(11) of part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 20(11)) or section 219 of part II of such Act (49 U.S.C. 319)” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (f) Section 1337 (a) and (b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out “section 20(11) of part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 20(11)) or section 219 of part II of such Act (49 U.S.C. 319)” and substituting “section 11707 of title 49”.

5. 1995

   ICC Termination Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–88 title III § 305(a)(3) · 109 Stat. 803

   Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 1337(a); 28 U.S.C. § 1337(b)

   Pub. L. 104–88 substituted “11706 or 14706” for “11707”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–88 substituted “11706 or 14706” for “11707”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in section 1337 by striking “11707” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “11706 or 14706”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 104–88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1301 of Title 49, Transportation.

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