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HR 2239 113th Congress House

Stop Court-Packing Act

Official title: To reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Introduced: July 9, 2013 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas 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
Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jun 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Court-Packing Act - Reduces from 11 to 8 the number of circuit judges appointed to the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 699 Related bill Court Efficiency Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 1
King, Steve
· Dec 3, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Nov 12, 2013
Marino, Tom
· Nov 12, 2013
Gohmert, Louie
· Jul 31, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 9, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Jun 17, 2013
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jun 11, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Jun 11, 2013
Garrett, Scott
· Jun 11, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Jun 11, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Jun 11, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Jun 11, 2013
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jun 11, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Jun 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2239: Stop Court-Packing Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2239/
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"H.R. 2239: Stop Court-Packing Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2239/.
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H.R. 2239, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2239/.
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