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A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
Summary
- Authorizes the President to appoint one additional federal district judge for the District of Idaho subject to Senate confirmation
- Increases the total authorized number of district judges for the District of Idaho to three
- Updates federal statute to reflect the increased number of authorized district judges for Idaho
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
Actions (2)
- Jan 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO.
(a) In General.—The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following:
“Idaho.................................................... 3”.
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