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HR 3726 100th Congress House Law Civil service retirement Courts and Civil Procedure Federal employees and officials Judges Judicial compensation Judicial tenure

A bill to amend section 371 of title 28, United States Code, to allow a Federal judge who is at least 60 years of age and has completed 20 years of service to retire from regular active service.

Introduced: December 9, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 14, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, Admin Office US Courts.
Dec 14, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Dec 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Dec 9, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal judicial code to allow Federal judges who have attained the age of 60 and completed 20 years of service to retire from regular active service.

What's happening now August 10, 1988

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 7, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3726: A bill to amend section 371 of title 28, United States Code, to allow a Federal judge who is at least 60 years of age and has completed 20 years of service to retire from regular active service.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3726/
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"H.R. 3726: A bill to amend section 371 of title 28, United States Code, to allow a Federal judge who is at least 60 years of age and has completed 20 years of service to retire from regular active service.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3726/.
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H.R. 3726, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3726/.
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[H.R. 3726: A bill to amend section 371 of title 28, United States Code, to allow a Federal judge who is at least 60 years of age and has completed 20 years of service to retire from regular active service.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3726/)
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