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H.R. 2633: Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011

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H.R. 2633: Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-25 · Law · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 700 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2633 (2011-09-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 12, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 - Amends federal judicial code requirements concerning the time limits for the filing of appeals to any judgment, order, or decree in a civil action, suit, or proceeding. Revises the requirement that an appeal in any such action, suit, or proceeding in which the United States or a U.S. officer or agency is a party be filed within 60 days after entry of judgment, order or decree. Extends application of the 60-day filing deadline to any civil action, suit, or proceeding in which one of the parties is: (1) a U.S. employee sued in an official capacity; or (2) a current or former U.S. officer or employee sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on behalf of the United States, including any instance in which the United States represents that person when the judgment, order, or decree is entered or files the appeal for that person. Sets forth the finding of Congress that the application of the 60-day deadline: (1) is not limited to civil actions in which representation of the United States is provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ); and (2) includes all civil actions in which the representation of the United States is provided by a federal legal officer acting in an official capacity, including civil actions in which a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives is represented by the Office of Senate Legal Counsel or the House's Office of General Counsel.

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Official text

Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · 1 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong112-hr2633 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112