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HR 2701 104th Congress House

To repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 1996 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Law Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceIndexing (Economic policy)Judicial compensationSupreme Court justices
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Nov 30, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 30, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals a Federal provision limiting salary increases for Federal judges or Supreme Court Justices to those specifically authorized by Act of Congress.

Amends the Federal judicial code to make the cost of living adjustments in judicial salaries effective in the first pay period beginning on or after January 1 each year (currently, such adjustments are triggered by General Schedule adjustments).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 10, 1996
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 25, 1996
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 25, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2701: To repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2701/
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"H.R. 2701: To repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2701/.
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H.R. 2701, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2701/.
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