7 U.S.C. § 255
Jurisdiction and arbitration
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 255, Jurisdiction and arbitration, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428740
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A district court of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action brought under this chapter without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties.
Nothing in this chapter prevents the enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate that would otherwise be enforceable under chapter 1 of title 9.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally