S. 4850 · 119th Congress

Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act

Introduced on Jun 22, 2026 by John Kennedy (R-LA). 4 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Aug 10, 2026): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 22, 2026
Cosponsors
4
3 from the other party
Policy area
Law
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Inflation and prices
  • Jurisdiction and venue

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed Senate, Aug 7, 2026). Public domain.

Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act

This bill raises the minimum amount in controversy for federal diversity jurisdiction.

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).

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John KennedyR-LASponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 22, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 22, 2026 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Aug 7, 2026Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Aug 7, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Aug 7, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Aug 7, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4550-4551; text: CR S4551)
  7. Aug 10, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Aug 10, 2026 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Aug 10, 2026 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $17M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.