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28 U.S.C. 1332: Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-554. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 28 U.S.C. 1335, 28 U.S.C. 1367, 28 U.S.C. 1441, 42 U.S.C. 9613, 48 U.S.C. 1424.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2011
- Pub. L. 112–63, §101(1), struck out concluding provisions which read as follows: "For the purposes of this section, section 1335, and section 1441, an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be deemed a citizen of the State in which such alien is domiciled." Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 112–63, §101(2), inserted before semicolon at end ", except that the district courts shall not have original jurisdiction under this subsection of an action between citizens of a State and citizens or subjects of a foreign state who are lawfully admitted for permanent reside… Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 112–63, §102, substituted "every State and foreign state" for "any State", "it has been incorporated and of the State or foreign state" for "it has been incorporated and of the State", and "such insurer shall be deemed a citizen of—" for "such insurer shall be deemed a citiz… Law text · (c)
2005
- Pub. L. 109–2 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). Law text · (d), (e)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–317 substituted "$75,000" for "$50,000". Law text · (a), (b)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–702, §201(a), substituted "$50,000" for "$10,000" in introductory text. · (a)
- Pub. L. 100–702, §203(a), inserted at end "For the purposes of this section, section 1335, and section 1441, an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be deemed a citizen of the State in which such alien is domiciled." · (a)
- Pub. L. 100–702, §201(a), substituted "$50,000" for "$10,000". · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–702, §202(a), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "For the purposes of this section and section 1441 of this title, a corporation shall be deemed a citizen of any State by which it has been incorporated and of the State where it h… · (c)
1976
- Pub. L. 94–583 substituted "and citizens or subjects of a foreign state;" for ", and foreign states or citizens or subjects thereof; and". · (a)
- Pub. L. 94–583 substituted "citizens or subjects of a foreign state are additional parties; and" for "foreign states or citizens or subjects thereof are additional parties". · (a)
- Pub. L. 94–583 added par. (4). · (a)
1964
- Pub. L. 88–439 inserted proviso deeming an insurer of liability insurance, in an action to which the insurer is not joined as a party-defendant, a citizen, of the State of which the insured is a citizen, as well as the State the insurer has been incorporated by and the State where it h… · (c)
1958
- Pub. L. 85–554 included costs in section catchline.
- Pub. L. 85–554 substituted "$10,000" for "$3,000". · (a)
- Pub. L. 85–554 added subsecs. (b) and (c) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (d). · (b), (c), (d)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.