[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 3174 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 3174
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 29 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
Received
October 2 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari
review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Justice for Our Military Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) In General.--Section 1259 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or denied'' after
``granted''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or denied'' after
``granted''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 867a(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The Supreme Court may
not review by a writ of certiorari under this section any action of the
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in refusing to grant a petition
for review.''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.