S 5412 119th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to repeal the residency requirement for circuit judges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2026 Introduced by: Moody, Ashley Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 16, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Judiciary Committee
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Cosponsors 1

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Sep 16, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5412: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to repeal the residency requirement for circuit judges, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5412/

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"S. 5412: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to repeal the residency requirement for circuit judges, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5412/.

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S. 5412, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5412/.

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[S. 5412: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to repeal the residency requirement for circuit judges, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5412/)