US Congress House Bill 196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The President must appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. The bill: (1) specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions, (2) distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits, (3) allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment, and (4) authorizes administrative coordination between any two contiguous circuits.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017

Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HB250 (Related) 2017-01-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
HB1598 (Related) 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
SB276 (Related) 2017-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S657)
SB295 (Related) 2017-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/196/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr196/BILLS-115hr196ih.pdf