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S 1782 111th Congress Senate

Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010

Official title: A bill to provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 14, 2009 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Law Administrative remediesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingFederal district courts
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLawyers and legal servicesNorth DakotaWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-174.
May 27, 2010
Signed by President.
May 21, 2010
Presented to President.
May 18, 2010
Cleared for White House.
May 18, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3500)
May 18, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3500)
May 18, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1782.
May 18, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3500-3501)
May 18, 2010
Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 17, 2010
Held at the desk.
Mar 17, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 17, 2010
Received in the House.
Mar 16, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 16, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 16, 2010
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1631-1632)
Mar 16, 2010
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 14, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10437)
Oct 14, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,540 Whitehouse, Sheldon In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Mar 16, 2010
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 Latest action May 27, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-174.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 16, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) remove the power of certain active or retired federal judges to appoint U.S. magistrate judges; and (2) revise the statutory description of the District of North Dakota to eliminate the current four divisions, each of which holds court exclusively for specified counties.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require court use of separate judgment and statement of reasons forms in the imposition of a criminal sentence; (2) require appropriate adaptation of pretrial services functions for juveniles; (3) modify the reporting schedule for criminal wiretap orders; and (4) increase the compensation thresholds triggering administrative review of compensation for non-counsel investigative, expert, or other services necessary for adequate representation of a person financially unable to obtain them.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3632 Related bill Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1782: Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1782/
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