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S.1379: D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
- Introduced July 18, 2011
- Latest Major Action Dec. 28, 2012
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Bill Summary
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences. Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. With written report No. 112-178.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Considered under suspension of the rules.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1379.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Presented to President.
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Signed by President.
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Became Public Law No: 112-229.
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| July 18, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) |