1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Courts Access Act of 2018 . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) assure fairer and more efficient civil litigation and prompt recoveries for claimants and defendants; (2) enhance the integrity of the legal system of the United States by diminishing abuses in the civil litigation system; and (3) restore the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States by ensuring Federal court consideration of major controversies, consistent with diversity jurisdiction principles. 3. Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy (a) In general Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking $75,000 and inserting $125,000 ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting not less than 1 plaintiff and 1 defendant who are before citizens of different States ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking $75,000 and inserting $125,000 ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $125,000 ; (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively; (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking Paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting Paragraph (2) ; (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $125,000 ; (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking (2) through (6) and inserting (2) through (4) ; (G) in paragraph (7)(A), as so redesignated— (i) by inserting section after defined under ; and (ii) by striking ( 15 U.S.C. 78p(f)(3) ) and inserting ( 15 U.S.C. 77p(f)(3) ) ; and (H) by striking paragraph (11). (b) Removal of civil actions (1) In general Section 1441(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking if any and inserting if all