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A bill to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts.

Introduced: July 8, 1997 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-53.
Oct 6, 1997
Signed by President.
Oct 2, 1997
Presented to President.
Sep 30, 1997
Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10243)
Sep 30, 1997
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10243)
Sep 24, 1997
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Sep 23, 1997
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 1997
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 418).
Sep 23, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 418).
Sep 23, 1997
Considered as unfinished business.
Sep 23, 1997
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 23, 1997
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 23, 1997
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7622-7623, H7655-7656)
Sep 23, 1997
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 3, 1997
Held at the desk.
Sep 3, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 3, 1997
Received in the House.
Jul 31, 1997
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 31, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 31, 1997
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8528)
Jul 31, 1997
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 8, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7011-7012)
Jul 8, 1997
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 23, 1997 House · vote #418 Suspend the rules and pass, as amended Passed 421–0 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act to extend permanently (currently ends after FY 1997) the authorization of appropriations for arbitration in U.S. district courts.

Amends the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 to make permanent (currently expires on December 1, 1997) the requirement for the semiannual publication and dissemination of a list of each Federal judge's: (1) motions that have been pending for more than six months; (2) bench trials that have been submitted for more than six months; and (3) cases that have not been concluded within three years.

Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to strike provisions relating to the temporary appointment of one additional district judge for the northern district of Alabama.

Extends temporary judgeships in: (1) the eastern district of California, the northern district of New York, the eastern district of Virginia, the southern and central districts of Illinois, the eastern district of Missouri, the northern district of Ohio, and the districts of Hawaii, Nebraska, and Kansas until the first vacancy occurring ten years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill such judgeships; and (2) the eastern district of Pennsylvania until the first vacancy occurring five years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill such judgeship.

Amends the Federal judicial code to transfer one Federal court judgeship from the eastern to the middle district of Louisiana.

What's happening now October 6, 1997

Became Public Law No: 105-53.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2