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S 3773 109th Congress Senate Law Advice and consent of the Senate Congress District courts Government Operations and Politics Immigration Judges Presidential appointments

A bill to increase the number of Federal judgeships, in accordance with recommendations by the Judicial Conference, in districts that have an extraordinarily high immigration caseload.

Introduced: August 2, 2006 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Aug 2, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8612)
Aug 2, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8612)
Aug 2, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to appoint additional district court judges to carry out the 2005 recommendations of the Judicial Conference of the United States for district courts in which criminal immigration filings totaled more than 50% of all criminal filings for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2004.

What's happening now August 2, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8612)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 5, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3773: A bill to increase the number of Federal judgeships, in accordance with recommendations by the Judicial Conference, in districts that have an extraordinarily high immigration caseload.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3773/
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"S. 3773: A bill to increase the number of Federal judgeships, in accordance with recommendations by the Judicial Conference, in districts that have an extraordinarily high immigration caseload.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3773/.
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S. 3773, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3773/.
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