Puerto Rico Federal Judicial Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-329
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-15
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Bankruptcy

Caribbean area

Federal district courts

Judges

Puerto Rico

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

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Puerto Rico Federal Judicial Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the President to appoint an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico and converts two temporary bankruptcy judgeships in that district to permanent judgeships.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 329 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2021 Miss González-Colón introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico and to convert to permanent status the temporary office of bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto Rico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Federal Judicial Improvement Act . 2. District judgeship for the district of Puerto Rico (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 Puerto Rico. (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 Puerto Rico and inserting the following: Puerto Rico 8 3. Conversion of the temporary office of bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto Rico (a) Conversion of office to permanent status (1) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 1223(b)(1)(P) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 2(a)(1)(M) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note) and section 1002(a)(1)(G) of Public Law 115–72 (131 Stat. 1230; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and represented in the amendment made by subsection (b). (2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and extended by section 1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and section 1002(b)(1) of Public Law 115–72 (131 Stat. 1230; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment made by subsection (b). (b) Conforming amendment To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge made by the operation of subsection (a), section 152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended in the item relating to the district of Puerto Rico by striking 2 and inserting 4 .