Fast Facts: Schiavo Case Timeline

The status of legal action surrounding Terri Schiavo (search), a severely brain-damaged woman at the center of a heated right-to-die battle:

U.S. CONGRESS:

� The Senate passed a bill aimed at prolonging Terri Schiavo's life by giving federal courts jurisdiction in the case.

� House leaders scrambled to bring enough lawmakers back to the Capitol for an emergency vote early Monday, after Democrats thwarted their plans to approve the bill on a voice vote Sunday.

� President Bush returned to Washington from his Texas ranch for a chance to sign the measure when it was approved.

� House and Senate committees issued subpoenas last week seeking to force the continuation of treatment, but that move was rejected by a Florida court.

FEDERAL COURTS:

� Judges in the federal district court based in Tampa were standing by for an emergency hearing overnight in case Congress passed a bill that gave the federal court jurisdiction.

� The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals was considering an appeal on whether Terri Schiavo's right to due process was violated. The court asked for additional briefs explaining how the law under consideration in Congress would affect that appeal. A brief was delivered Sunday morning.

� Other federal courts have previously declined to get involved in the case, citing lack of jurisdiction.

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE:

� The House passed legislation last week that would block doctors from withholding nutrition and water from people in persistent vegetative states, except in cases with living wills or other specific instructions.

� Identical legislation in the Senate has not been voted on because sponsors said it did not have enough support to pass. A different, and more popular, version of the bill was defeated in the Senate.

� Gov. Jeb Bush said he was urging senators to act.

FLORIDA COURTS:

� Judge George W. Greer approved Michael Schiavo's request to have Terri's feeding tube removed. It was taken out Friday afternoon.

� Greer also rejected the request from House lawyers to delay the tube's removal because of the subpoenas.