US Congress House Bill 8424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-29 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes staggered, 18-year terms for Supreme Court Justices and limits the Senate's advice and consent authority in relation to the appointment of Justices. Specifically, the bill requires the President to appoint a Supreme Court Justice every two years. If the appointment of a Justice would result in more than nine Justices on the Court, then the longest serving Justice, excluding Justices appointed before the enactment of the bill, is deemed retired from regular service and designated as a Senior Justice. Further, any Justice who has served a total of 18 years is deemed retired from regular service and may continue to serve as a Senior Justice. Senior Justices may continue to perform judicial duties assigned to them by the Chief Justice. However, a Justice who retires from regular service due to a disability may not serve as a Senior Justice. In the event of a vacancy on the Court, the Chief Justice must assign the Justice most recently designated as a Senior Justice to serve on the Court until the appointment of a new Justice. Additionally, the Senate's advice and consent authority is waived if the Senate does not act within 120 days of a Justice's nomination.

Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2020

Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-09-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8424/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8424/BILLS-116hr8424ih.pdf