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To remove the authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service.

Introduced: March 2, 2005 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removes the authority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to perform its en banc functions with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service pursuant to court rules.

What's happening now April 4, 2005

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1064: To remove the authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1064/
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"H.R. 1064: To remove the authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1064/.
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H.R. 1064, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1064/.
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[H.R. 1064: To remove the authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1064/)
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