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Senate Bill 276
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 2, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Feb 2, 2017
Latest Action
Feb 2, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
276
Congress
115
Policy Area
Law
Law
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Jeff Flake
Arizona
Republican
John McCain
Arizona
Republican
Dean Heller
Nevada
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017

This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Washington.

Precedent from the former Ninth Circuit shall not be binding on the Twelfth Circuit.

The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions.

The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior circuit judges currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, or Washington may elect their circuit assignment. For each circuit judge in regular service who elects to be assigned to the new Ninth Circuit, the President shall appoint one additional circuit judge for the Twelfth Circuit.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
February 2, 2017
Related Bills (4)
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 1598
Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Feb 02, 2017
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 295
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 04, 2017
Introduced in House
10
Sponsorship
House Bill 250
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 03, 2017
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 196
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
02/02/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S657)
02/02/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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