HRES 591
105th Congress
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Supreme Court
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Supreme Court of the United States should improve its employment practices with regard to hiring more qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks to the Justices.
Introduced: October 9, 1998
Introduced by:
Meeks, Gregory W.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Oct 9, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 9, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Supreme Court should: (1) move in an expeditious manner to improve its employment practices with regard to hiring more qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks; and (2) implement recruiting procedures to ensure that diversity is emphasized and not undermined.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Committees of jurisdiction
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