28 U.S.C. § 1391
Venue generally
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 1391, Venue generally, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465224
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Except as otherwise provided by law—
A civil action may be brought in—
For all venue purposes—
A civil action against a foreign state as defined in section 1603(a) of this title may be brought—
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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend chapter 7, title 5, United States Code, with respect to procedure for judicial review of certain administrative agency action, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Judicial Improvements Act of 1990House: 386–18Senate: no recorded tally
- A bill to make certain technical corrections in the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
- Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011House: 402–0Senate: no recorded tally