US SB27 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009 - Establishes the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program for the appointment of individuals who are graduates of accredited law schools to serve as Congressional Clerks in the Senate or House of Representatives. Requires the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration to each select at least six individuals for a one-year term to serve as employees in their respective chambers.Specifies eligibility criteria for a Congressional Clerk, including that the selected candidate be a graduate of such a law school as of the starting date of his or her clerkship.Requires the committees to ensure that Congressional Clerks selected under this Act are apportioned equally between majority and minority party offices.Entitles each clerk selected to the same compensation as, and comparable benefits to, an individual who holds the position of a judicial clerkship for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia within three months of graduating from law school.
Title
Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009
Sponsors
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY] | Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND] | Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND] | Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA] |
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-01-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. |
Same As/Similar To
HB151 (Same As) 2009-04-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/27/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s27/BILLS-111s27is.pdf |