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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 363 (Introduced in House) — To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Re... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Expedited judicial review

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If any action is brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, the following rules shall apply: The action shall be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and shall be heard by a 3-judge court convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. A copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate.
A final decision in the action shall be reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days, and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of the final decision. It shall be the duty of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action and appeal.
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