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S. 1188

Court Consistency in Communications Act of 1997

Court Consistency in Communications Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction to review determinations made with regard to local and long distance network telecommunications agreements under the Communications Act of 1934. Grants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit exclusive jurisdiction of appeals of such reviews.

Provides the same review and appeal authority in any case in which a State communications commission makes such a determination.

Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.

Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI](D-WI)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.

    Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9520)

  4. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate