U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4850: Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act
Status: Passed one chamber, August 7, 2026
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation.
What the bill says
An act To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation.
From the engrossed text, August 7, 2026:
AN ACT To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act . SECTION 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, …
Sponsors
- Kennedy, John (R) · primary sponsor
- Coons, Christopher (D)
- Cruz, Ted (R)
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D)
- Durbin, Richard (D)
Latest actions
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Held at the desk.
- : Received in the House.
- : Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4550-4551; text: CR S4551)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects: Inflation and prices, Law, Jurisdiction and venue
Common questions
- What is SB4850?
- SB4850 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act.
- What does SB4850 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation.
- What is the status of SB4850?
- Passed one chamber as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Message on Senate action sent to the House. (August 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4850?
- Kennedy, John (R), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB4850?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4850
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