Responding to Idaho's Judicial Emergency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-503
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2017-01-12
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

Idaho

Judges
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Responding to Idaho's Judicial Emergency Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the district of Idaho.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2017 Mr. Labrador introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional judge for the district of Idaho, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responding to Idaho’s Judicial Emergency Act of 2017 . 2. Finding The Congress finds that a judicial emergency (as such term is used by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts) exists within the district of Idaho and is resulting in a significant delay in the administration of justice for the citizens of Idaho. 3. Additional judge authorized (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) Tables conformed In order that the table contained in section 133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with respect to each judicial district, reflect the change in the total number of permanent district judgeships authorized under subsection (a), such table is amended in the item relating to the district of Idaho by striking 2 and inserting 3 .