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HR 807 105th Congress House Law Congress Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Indexing (Economic policy) Judicial compensation Labor and Employment Legislation Supreme Court justices

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: February 13, 1997 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Feb 13, 1997
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 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).

What's happening now March 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 5, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 13, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 13, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 807: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-807/
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"H.R. 807: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-807/.
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H.R. 807, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-807/.
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