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Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020

Introduced: August 28, 2020 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 1, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8124.
Oct 1, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5142)
Oct 1, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 1, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5142-5143)
Oct 1, 2020
Ms. Garcia (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
Sep 24, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-534.
Sep 9, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported.
Aug 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020

This bill expands the authority of a judge to provide transportation and related expenses to a defendant to travel to a federal criminal court proceeding and also authorizes a magistrate judge to rule on post-judgment motions in certain criminal cases. (A magistrate judge assists a district court judge and exercises certain authority delegated by the district court judge to the magistrate judge, such as conducting trials in certain misdemeanor cases if the defendant consents.)

What's happening now October 19, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8124: Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8124/
MLA
"H.R. 8124: Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8124/.
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H.R. 8124, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8124/.
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[H.R. 8124: Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8124/)
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