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HR.319 - 119th Congress

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

To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
Status
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Law
Latest action
2025-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-01-09
Policy Area
Law
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This bill would add one more federal district judge for Idaho. It would allow the President, with approval from the Senate, to appoint an additional judge to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. The bill also updates the legal list of authorized judgeships so it shows that Idaho would have three district judges instead of the current number.

  • Gives Idaho one extra district court judgeship.
  • Requires the President to appoint the new judge, with Senate approval.
  • Changes the federal court judgeship table to show Idaho with 3 judgeships.

Official Summaries

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.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 319 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 319

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2025

  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.

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

SECTION 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''.
 

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