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HR 282 117th Congress House

Territorial Judgeship Retirement Equity Act of 2021

Official title: To amend certain retirement provisions for judges serving in territorial district courts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 29, 2022 See on congress.gov
Law Caribbean areaDisability and paralysisEmployee benefits and pensionsFederal district courts
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationNorthern Mariana IslandsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin IslandsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jan 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Territorial Judgeship Retirement Equity Act of 2021

This bill lowers the age and service requirements for a district court judge in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands to receive a retirement annuity and be eligible to serve as a senior judge.

Under the bill, a district court judge in one of these territories may receive a retirement annuity after having served for at least 10 years and reaching 50 years of age, along with meeting other requirements. A retiring judge may serve as a senior judge if the judge (1) has served for at least 15 years, or (2) has served for at least 10 years and is at least 65 years old. Current law generally requires a higher age and, in certain cases, a longer length of service before a district court judge in one of these territories may receive an annuity and obtain senior status.

The bill also lowers various requirements for such a district court judge to receive an annuity if the judge retired, or was removed, due to a disability.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 24, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 28, 2021
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jan 12, 2021
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jan 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 282: Territorial Judgeship Retirement Equity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-282/
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"H.R. 282: Territorial Judgeship Retirement Equity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-282/.
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H.R. 282, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-282/.
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