What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
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.
Action Timeline
2025-01-09
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-09
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.54 pass?
S.54 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 55%.
What does S.54 do?
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.
Who sponsored S.54?
S.54 was sponsored by Mike Crapo (R-Idaho).
Full Bill Text
119 S54 IS: To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. U.S. Senate 2025-01-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 54 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2025 Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 The table in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following: Idaho 3 .
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