S 2970
117th Congress
Senate
Law
Judicial Reorganization Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Judicial Reorganization Act of 2021
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 for the Twelfth Circuit shall have jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shall retain jurisdiction over California, Guam, and Hawaii.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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