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HR 3890 112th Congress House Law Arizona California Civil actions and liability Federal district courts Judges Legal fees and court costs Minnesota Texas

Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012

Introduced: February 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Feb 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas.

Converts certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona and the central district of California to permanent judgeships.

Increases the filing fee for most civil actions to $360 (currently, $350).

Adds Bakersfield, California, to the places where the eastern district of California is required to hold court.

What's happening now February 16, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1014 Related bill Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011
  • S 3301 Related bill Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 28, 2012
McCarthy, Kevin
· Feb 2, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3890: Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3890/
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"H.R. 3890: Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3890/.
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H.R. 3890, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3890/.
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