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Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act
Summary
- Increases the minimum amount in controversy required for federal diversity jurisdiction from $75,000 to $150,000.
- Establishes automatic inflation adjustments to the diversity jurisdiction threshold beginning January 1, 2030, and every tenth year thereafter.
- Adjusts the threshold based on the Consumer Price Index for September of the preceding year, rounded to the nearest $25,000.
- Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to publish the adjusted amount in the Federal Register by November 15 of each adjustment year.
- Allows district courts to deny costs or impose costs on plaintiffs who recover less than the applicable diversity jurisdiction threshold amount.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
4 cosponsors
Actions (8)
- Aug 10, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
- Aug 10, 2026 Received in the House. · house
- Aug 10, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
- Aug 7, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4550-4551; text: CR S4551) · senate
- Aug 7, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 7, 2026 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
- Jun 22, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 22, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
AN ACT
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.”.
Passed the Senate August 7, 2026.
Attest:
Secretary. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4850
AN ACT
To amend title 28, United States Code, to adjust thresholds relating to jurisdiction for inflation.
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