28 U.S.C. § 1349
Section 1349 · Corporation organized under federal law as party
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 119 court decisions — leading case Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. (1959)
Most recently applied in Navy Fed. Credit Union v. LTD (March 2019)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1441 · 28 U.S.C. § 1332
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The district courts shall not have jurisdiction of any civil action by or against any corporation upon the ground that it was incorporated by or under an Act of Congress, unless the United States is the owner of more than one-half of its capital stock.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §42 (Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, §12, 43 Stat. 941).
Words “civil action” were substituted for “action or suit,” in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Cross References
Action arising under law of United States, see section 1331 of this title.
Action by agency of United States, see section 1345 of this title.
Action by or against—
Federal land banks, see section 2012 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Federal reserve banks, see section 632 of Title 12.
National banking association, see section 1348 of this title.