{"bill":{"id":"119-s-4850","congress":119,"type":"S","number":4850,"title":"Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2026-06-22","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000393","fullName":"Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]","party":"R","state":"LA","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":4,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-08-10","actionTime":"11:11:39","text":"Held at the desk."},"policyArea":"Law","subjects":["Inflation and prices","Jurisdiction and venue"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-08-10","text":"Held at the desk.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-10","text":"Received in the House.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-10","text":"Message on Senate action sent to the House.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-07","text":"Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4550-4551; text: CR S4551)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-07","text":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-07","text":"Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-07","text":"Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-22","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-22","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act</strong></p><p>This bill raises the minimum amount in controversy for federal diversity jurisdiction.</p><p>Under current law, federal courts have jurisdiction over civil cases in which the monetary amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and there is diversity of citizenship among the parties (e.g., the parties are citizens of different states).</p><p>This bill raises the minimum amount in controversy from $75,000 to $150,000 and adjusts the amount for inflation every 10 years beginning in 2030.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-30T15:49:27Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":392,"ts":"2026-10-13T15:42:08.600Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Diversity%20Jurisdiction%20Inflation%20Adjustment%20Act"}]}}