US Congress Senate Bill 193 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-07-21 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010 - Title I: Temporary Judgeships For District Courts - (Sec. 101) Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the eastern district of California and one additional district judge for the district of Nebraska. Prohibits filling of the first vacancy in the office of district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized by this Act occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created by this Act. Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to extend the temporary judgeships in the district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the northern district of Ohio. Amends the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act to declare that the first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Arizona, the central district of California, and the eastern district of Texas authorized by this Act, occurring 20 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this Act, shall not be filled. Title II: Bankruptcy Judgeships - Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010 - (Sec. 202) Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the appointment of additional permanent bankruptcy judges in various states. (Sec. 203) Converts certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges to permanent offices in specified states. (Sec. 204) Extends certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges previously authorized for Pennsylvania and North Carolina. (Sec. 205) Increases bankruptcy filing fees. Reduces the amount of bankruptcy fees to be deposited as offsetting collections to the United States Trustee System Fund.

Temporary Judgeships and Bankruptcy Judgeships Act of 2010

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-21		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
2010-07-21		Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
2010-06-10		Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2009-01-09		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S257)
2009-01-09		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S257)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/193/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s193/BILLS-111s193is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s193/BILLS-111s193rs.pdf