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S 2725 111th Congress Senate Law Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices Judges Supreme Court

Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2009

Introduced: November 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Nov 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11060-11061)
Nov 3, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11060)
Nov 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2009 - Repeals the requirement limiting salary increases for federal judges or Supreme Court Justices to those specifically authorized by Act of Congress.

Amends the federal judicial code to apply the same automatic annual cost-of-living adjustment to judicial salaries as takes effect under the General Schedule for civilian federal employees.

What's happening now November 3, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11060-11061)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2725: Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2725/
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"S. 2725: Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2725/.
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S. 2725, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2725/.
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