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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3998 

To provide for the permanent appointment of certain temporary district 

judgeships. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 20, 2024 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. BUTLER, 

Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. 

SCHMITT, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide for the permanent appointment of certain 

temporary district judgeships. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Judiciary Sta5 bilization Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS IN THE DISTRICT 

2 COURTS. 

3 (a) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.—The existing judgeships 

4 for the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the 

5 eastern district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) 

6 of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 

7 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) and the existing judgeships 

8 for the northern district of Alabama, the district of Ari9 zona, the central district of California, the southern dis10 trict of Florida, the district of New Mexico, the western 

11 district of North Carolina, and the eastern district of 

12 Texas authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century 

13 Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act 

14 (Public Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) shall, as of 

15 the effective date of this Act, be authorized under section 

16 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbents 

17 in those offices shall hold the office under section 133 of 

18 title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act. 

19 (b) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in 

20 section 133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with re21 spect to each judicial district, reflect the changes in the 

22 total number of permanent district judgeships authorized 

23 as a result of subsection (a) of this section, such table 

24 is amended— 

25 (1) by striking the items relating to Alabama 

26 and inserting the following: 


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‘‘Alabama: 

Northern ................................................................. 8 

Middle ..................................................................... 3 

Southern ................................................................. 3’’; 

1 (2) by striking the item relating to Arizona and 

2 inserting the following: 

‘‘Arizona ................................................................. 13’’; 

3 (3) by striking the items relating to California 

4 and inserting the following: 

‘‘California: 

Northern ................................................................. 14 

Eastern ................................................................... 6 

Central .................................................................... 28 

Southern ................................................................. 13’’; 

5 (4) by striking the items relating to Florida and 

6 inserting the following: 

‘‘Florida: 

Northern ................................................................. 4 

Middle ..................................................................... 15 

Southern ................................................................. 18’’; 

7 (5) by striking the item relating to Hawaii and 

8 inserting the following: 

‘‘Hawaii .................................................................. 4’’; 

9 (6) by striking the item relating to Kansas and 

10 inserting the following: 

‘‘Kansas .................................................................. 6’’; 

11 (7) by striking the items relating to Missouri 

12 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Missouri: 

Eastern ................................................................... 7 

Western .................................................................. 5 

Eastern and Western ............................................. 2’’; 


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1 (8) by striking the item relating to New Mexico 

2 and inserting the following: 

‘‘New Mexico .......................................................... 7’’; 

3 (9) by striking the items relating to North 

4 Carolina and inserting the following: 

‘‘North Carolina: 

Eastern ................................................................... 4 

Middle ..................................................................... 4 

Western .................................................................. 5’’; and 

5 (10) by striking the items relating to Texas and 

6 inserting the following: 

‘‘Texas: 

Northern ................................................................. 12 

Southern ................................................................. 19 

Eastern ................................................................... 8 

Western .................................................................. 13’’. 

7 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

9 as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amend10 ments made by this Act. 

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