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S 1100 108th Congress Senate

Securing Judicial Independence Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to restore fairness and improve the appeal of public service to the Federal judiciary by improving compensation and benefits, and to instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts.

Introduced: May 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 21, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6864)
May 21, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6864)
May 21, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 21, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6864)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Judicial Independence Act of 2003 - Increases Federal judicial salaries by 25 percent.

Repeals provisions: (1) authorizing annual judicial salary adjustments equal to the most recent change in the Employment Cost Index; (2) prohibiting the years of military service for which credit is allowed for the purposes of retirement or retired pay under any other provision of law from being included as allowable years of service for purposes of the computation of the annuities for survivors of Federal judicial officials; or (3) the service used in the computation of Federal judicial official survivor annuities from also be credited in computing any other survivor annuity.

Increases the notification period for survivor annuity coverage for a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 21, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1100: Securing Judicial Independence Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1100/
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"S. 1100: Securing Judicial Independence Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1100/.
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