S. 4850

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4850 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4850

To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to 
jurisdiction for inflation.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 22, 2026

Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Whitehouse) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to 
jurisdiction for inflation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation 
Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.

Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``of $75,000'' and 
inserting ``described in subsection (b)''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b)(1) The matter in controversy described in this subsection is 
not less than $150,000, as adjusted under paragraph (2), exclusive of 
interest and costs.
``(2)(A) In this paragraph--
``(i) the term `appropriate year' means the calendar year 
preceding the calendar year in which the adjustment under 
paragraph (1) is to take effect; and
``(ii) the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department 
of Labor.
``(B) Effective on January 1, 2030, and January 1 of each tenth 
year thereafter, the dollar amount then in effect as the minimum amount 
in controversy applicable under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by an 
amount, rounded to the nearest $25,000 (or, if midway between 
multiples, to the next higher multiple of $25,000) which reflects the 
change in the Consumer Price Index for the month of September of the 
appropriate year, over the Consumer Price Index for--
``(i) in the case of the initial adjustment, the month of 
September 2025; and
``(ii) in the case of each subsequent adjustment, September 
of the year preceding the last adjustment.
``(C) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts shall determine the amount of each adjustment under 
paragraph (1) and, not later than November 15 of the appropriate year, 
shall submit for publication in the Federal Register the amount (and 
the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index that is the basis for 
the amount) and the new minimum amount in controversy to take effect on 
January 1 of the succeeding calendar year.
``(3) Except when express provision therefor is otherwise made in a 
statute of the United States, where the plaintiff who files the case 
originally in the Federal courts is finally adjudged to be entitled to 
recover less than the sum or value required under paragraph (1) without 
regard to any setoff or counterclaim to which the defendant may be 
adjudged to be entitled, and exclusive of interest and costs, the 
district court may deny costs to the plaintiff and, in addition, may 
impose costs on the plaintiff.''.
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