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Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2004

Introduced: March 9, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mar 9, 2004
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 9, 2004
Introduced in House
Mar 4, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845-846)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2004 - Authorizes Congress, if two thirds of each House agree, to reverse a judgment of the United States Supreme Court: (1) if that judgment is handed down after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) to the extent that judgment concerns the constitutionality of an Act of Congress.

What's happening now April 2, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 28, 2004
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 30, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 30, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3920: Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3920/
MLA
"H.R. 3920: Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3920/.
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H.R. 3920, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3920/.
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