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S 389 110th Congress Senate

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: January 25, 2007 See on congress.gov
Law Advice and consent of the SenateCongressCrime and Law EnforcementDistrict courts
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Jan 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1191)
Jan 25, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1190-1191)
Jan 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 25, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1191)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 25, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 389: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-389/
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"S. 389: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-389/.
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S. 389, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-389/.
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