This bill moves portions of four counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall from the Middle District to the Eastern District of North Carolina.
[117th Congress Public Law 26]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-26
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and 
middle judicial districts of North Carolina. <<NOTE: July 6, 2021 -  [S. 
                                1340]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--Section 113 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and Wilson and'' and 
        inserting ``Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, and 
        Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military 
        Reservation and Camp Mackall, and''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

    ``(b) Middle District.--The Middle District comprises the counties 
of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham 
(excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal 
Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, 
Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg 
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore 
(excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg 
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, 
Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the 
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, 
Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the 
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, 
Surry, and Yadkin.''.
    (b) <<NOTE: 28 USC 113 note.>>  Application.--The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall not apply to any action commenced or pending in any 
judicial

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district of North Carolina before the date of enactment of this Act.

    Approved July 6, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1340:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):
            June 17, considered and passed Senate.
            June 22, considered in House.
            June 23, prior proceedings vacated; considered and passed 
                House.

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A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Sen. Tillis, Thomas