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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1