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S 3711 110th Congress Senate

A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.

Introduced: November 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
Law Cost of living adjustmentsJudicial compensationSupreme Court justices
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 9, 2008
Received in the House.
Nov 24, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2008
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10768-10769; text as passed Senate: CR S10769; text of measure as introduced: CR S10746)
Nov 20, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10768-10769; text as passed Senate: CR S10769; text of measure as introduced: CR S10746)
Nov 20, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 9, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Authorizes a cost of living adjustment for FY2009 for justices and judges of the United States.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 20, 2008
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 20, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3711: A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3711/
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"S. 3711: A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3711/.
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