Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019. 28 USC 1 note.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019''.
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Eastern District ``(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. ``(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell.
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. ``(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis.
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. ``(3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff.
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro.''.
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved November 26, 2019.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1123: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-248 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019): Oct. 22, considered and passed House. Nov. 7, considered and passed Senate.
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