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S.1845: Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Oct. 6, 2005
- Latest Major Action Sept. 20, 2006
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit into the Ninth Circuit (to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the Twelfth Circuit (to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington). Requires the President to appoint five additional circuit judges for the new Ninth Circuit and...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-190.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-1035.
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| Oct. 6, 2005 |
Introduced in the Senate by John Ensign (R-Nev.) |