# 116-hr-5801: Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020

116-hr-5801, Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5801
- Congress: 116
- Title: Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2020-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2020 This bill requires federal courts to remand to state court, upon motion, civil actions that are removed to federal court solely on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, if a citizen of the state where the action has been brought has joined as a defendant but has not yet been served. Such actions must be remanded if such a defendant is served within the eligible time period.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5801 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5801)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4674)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5801 (as of 2025-11-18).