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HR 1178 109th Congress House Law Advice and consent of the Senate California Congress District courts Government Operations and Politics Judges Judicial districts Presidential appointments

To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California.

Introduced: March 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mar 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the President to appoint four additional district judges for the Eastern District of California.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1178: To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1178/
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"H.R. 1178: To create 4 new permanent judgeships for the eastern district of California.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1178/.
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H.R. 1178, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1178/.
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