To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.

Bill: 117-hr-319
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2021-01-13
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

Idaho

Judges
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill increases from two to three the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the District of Idaho. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judge for that judicial district.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 319 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2021 Mr. Simpson (for himself and Mr. Fulcher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.

1. District judgeship for the district of Idaho (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) Technical and conforming amendment In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the number of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following: Idaho 3 .