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S 1561 108th Congress Senate Law Crime and Law Enforcement District of Columbia Government Operations and Politics Judges State courts

A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Introduced: August 1, 2003 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Nov 21, 2003
Received in the House.
Nov 21, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2003
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15310; text as passed Senate: CR S15310)
Nov 20, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15310; text as passed Senate: CR S15310)
Nov 18, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.
Nov 18, 2003
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-200.
Oct 22, 2003
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 1, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Aug 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10912)
Aug 1, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the District of Columbia Code to increase from 58 to 61 the number of associate judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

What's happening now November 21, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2003
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