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HR 875 105th Congress House Law Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Indexing (Economic policy) Judicial compensation Supreme Court justices

To adjust, and provide a procedure for the future adjustment of, the salaries of Federal judges.

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases the salaries of the Chief Justice and associate Supreme Court justices of the United States and the judges of the United States courts of appeals, the United States district courts, and the United States Court of International Trade by 9.6 percent.

Requires future adjustments in judicial salaries to equal the percentage by which General Schedule pay rates are adjusted (currently, the percentage change in the Employment Cost Index).

What's happening now March 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 2
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 17, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 30, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 1997
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 17, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 15, 1997
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 19, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 22, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 15, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 13, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 15, 1997
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