S 1797
116th Congress
Senate
Law
Alaska
Arizona
California
Federal appellate courts
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Washington State
Judicial Reorganization Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Judicial Reorganization Act of 2019
This bill creates a new U.S. court of appeals by dividing the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The newly created U.S. court of appeals shall have jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1