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Judicial Improvements Act of 1985

Introduced: October 16, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 32 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-336.
Jun 19, 1986
Signed by President.
Jun 11, 1986
Presented to President.
Jun 10, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 22, 1986
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 1986
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 11, 1986
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Apr 11, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Apr 11, 1986
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Mar 21, 1986
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572.
Mar 21, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with amendments. Without written report.
Mar 20, 1986
Committee on Judiciary incorporated provisions of related measures S. 1392 in reported measure.
Mar 20, 1986
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Mar 4, 1986
Subcommittee on Courts. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Feb 19, 1986
Subcommittee on Courts. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-594.
Dec 20, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.
Dec 16, 1985
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Dec 16, 1985
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1985
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Dec 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations Sequentially, for a Period not to Exceed Fifteen Legislative Days.
Dec 6, 1985
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 99-423 (Part I).
Nov 19, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Nov 19, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 16, 1985
For Previous Action See H.R.3081.
Oct 16, 1985
For Previous Action See H.R.3049.
Oct 16, 1985
For Previous Action See H.R.2724.
Oct 16, 1985
For Previous Action See H.R.2561.
Oct 16, 1985
For Previous Action See H.R.2446.
Oct 16, 1985
For Previous Action See H.R.1472.
Oct 16, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Oct 16, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Judicial Improvements Act of 1985 - Amends the judicial code to increase the amount that a judicial official has withheld from his or her salary for purposes of the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund. Requires funding for the fund in amounts necessary to reduce to zero the unfunded liability of such fund.

Increases the amount of the annuity received by a surviving widow or widower with children.

Increases the amount of the annuity received by the surviving children of a judicial official leaving no widow or widower.

Revises the formula used to determine the amount of the annuity given a widow or widower of a judicial official.

Makes survivors of the Deputy Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts eligible for annuities under such Act.

Makes the benefits conferred by this Act available to any eligible individual.

Permits a judicial officer who has participated in the present annuity program to withdraw, in writing, according to specified procedures. Allows such officer, if eligible, to subsequently join the judicial survivors' annuities program created by this Act.

Allows a Federal district court to hear and determine cases removed from State courts even where the State court lacked original jurisdiction.

Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to pay all actual travel expenses for justices and judges.

Requires that filing and miscellaneous fees for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia be collected in the same manner as other fees are collected for the other U.S. district courts.

Grants the United States Courts of Appeals jurisdiction to review all rules, regulations or final orders of the Secretary of Transportation with regard to any act or transaction lawful under the Shipping Act, 1916 or any rule, regulation, or final order of the Federal Maritime Commission issued pursuant to: (1) the Shipping Act, 1916; (2) the Merchant Marine Act, 1920; (3) the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933; (4) the Shipping Act of 1984; and (5) the Act of November 6, 1966.

What's happening now June 19, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-336.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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