I will work to modernize federal court jurisdiction by raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000 to reduce court backlogs and improve access to justice.

Rep. Laurel Lee Introduces Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act to Reduce Court Backlogs and Improve Access to Justice ... legislation to modernize federal court jurisdiction by raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000.

Lee introduced legislation to raise the diversity-jurisdiction threshold and modernize federal court jurisdiction.

Congresswoman Laurel Lee | Representing the 15th District of Florida
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introduced the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act to raise the diversity-jurisdiction amount-in-controversy threshold from $75,000 to $500,000, saying the reform is meant to reduce federal-court caseloads and improve timely resolution

Lee introduced legislation to raise the federal diversity-jurisdiction threshold from $75,000 to $500,000 to reduce caseloads and speed resolution.

Rep. Laurel Lee Introduces Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act to Reduce Court Backlogs and Improve Access to Justice
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introduced the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act, legislation to modernize federal court jurisdiction by raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000

Lee announced legislation to raise the diversity-jurisdiction threshold from $75,000 to $500,000.

Rep. Laurel Lee Introduces Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act to Reduce Court Backlogs and Improve Access to Justice
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Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) today introduced the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act, legislation to modernize federal court jurisdiction by raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000.

Lee introduced legislation to raise the diversity-jurisdiction threshold in federal court.

Press Releases | Congresswoman Laurel Lee
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“Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) today introduced the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act, legislation to modernize federal court jurisdiction by raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000.”

Official office release confirms Lee introduced the exact policy proposal, with the requested threshold increase from $75,000 to $500,000.

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Press Releases | Congresswoman Laurel Lee
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Latest News highlights the same April 22, 2026 introduction of the Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Modernization Act, describing it as raising the amount-in-controversy threshold for diversity cases from $75,000 to $500,000.

Official homepage corroborates the introduction of the bill, but not enactment; this supports that the campaign promise has been pursued, not delivered.

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Congresswoman Laurel Lee | Representing the 15th District of Florida
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Congress.gov member page lists Laurel M. Lee’s sponsored legislation in the 119th Congress, confirming ongoing legislative activity but no indication in the accessible snippet that the diversity-jurisdiction proposal has advanced beyond introduction.

The member record shows Lee is actively sponsoring bills in the current term, but the snippet does not show passage or enactment of this specific claim.

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Laurel M. Lee | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The Clerk’s member page confirms Laurel M. Lee is serving in the 119th Congress and holds Judiciary committee assignments, including Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, which is the relevant venue for federal-courts jurisdiction legislation.

This supports that Lee has the institutional position to work on the issue during the current term, but it does not show delivery of the specific threshold increase.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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