S. 1720: A bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.
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S. 1720: A bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.
108th Congress · introduced 2003-10-14 · Law · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-157.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-10-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-157. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 30, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Federal judicial code to eliminate the Paris Division of the Eastern District of Texas and to include: (1) the counties of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, and Lamar (in addition to Denton and Grayson) within the Sherman Division; and (2) Red River County within the Texarkana Division. Requires Federal court proceedings for the Sherman Division to be held in Plano (in addition to Sherman), Texas.
Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1720, An act to provide for federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas (2003-11-06); CBO cost estimate: S. 1720, An act to provide for federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas (2003-11-06)
Cosponsors on this site
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s1720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s1720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108