US Congress Senate Bill 2475 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act This bill establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the U.S. courts of appeals, with particular references to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in circuit boundaries or structure for the expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of such courts. The commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.

Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act

Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2475/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2475/BILLS-114s2475is.pdf