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HR 3632 113th Congress House

Court Efficiency Act of 2013

Official title: To reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
Law Federal appellate courtsJudges
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Dec 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 9, 2014

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional circuit judge for the second circuit court of appeals and one additional circuit judge for the eleventh circuit court of appeals.

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 Identical bill Court Efficiency Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3632: Court Efficiency Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3632/
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"H.R. 3632: Court Efficiency Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3632/.
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H.R. 3632, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3632/.
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