§ 1345. — United States as plaintiff.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1345]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 85--DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION
Sec. 1345. United States as plaintiff
Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, the district courts
shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions, suits or
proceedings commenced by the United States, or by any agency or officer
thereof expressly authorized to sue by Act of Congress.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 933.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 41(1) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 24, par. 1, 36 Stat. 1091; May 14, 1934, ch. 283, Sec. 1, 48
Stat. 775; Aug. 21, 1937, ch. 726, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 738; Apr. 20, 1940,
ch. 117, 54 Stat. 143).
Other provisions of section 41(1) of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., are
incorporated in sections 1331, 1332, 1341, 1342, 1354, and 1359 of this
title.
Words ``civil actions, suits or proceedings'' were substituted for
``suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity'' in view of Rules
2 and 81(a)(7) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Word ``agency'' was inserted in order that this section shall apply
to actions by agencies of the Government and to conform with special
acts authorizing such actions. (See definitive section 451 of this
title.)
The phrase ``Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress,'' at
the beginning of the section was inserted to make clear that
jurisdiction exists generally in district courts in the absence of
special provisions conferring it elsewhere.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 12 sections 1452, 1819, 2279aa-
14.
