3.0.0 1598 2023-01-11T13:35:36Z 2023-01-11T13:35:36Z House HR 2017-03-17 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 47 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOHMERT:H.R. 1598.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constituteTribunals inferior to the supreme Court''[Page H2184]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-31T18:59:11Z Referred to 2017-03-17T13:01:40Z Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 115 196 HR 2017-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 115 250 HR 2017-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 115 276 S 2017-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S657) Related bill CRS Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act 115 295 S 2017-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2017-03-31 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2017-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 N D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-03-17 True Law Alaska Arizona California Federal appellate courts Guam Hawaii Idaho Judges Judicial procedure and administration Montana Nevada Northern Mariana Islands Oregon Washington State Law 00 2017-03-17 Introduced in House 2017-05-03T21:42:59Z Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017

This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit that consists of only California; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and Hawaii.

The Twelfth Circuit must hold regular sessions in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Anchorage, Missoula, Portland, and Seattle.

Each circuit judge of the former Ninth Circuit who is in regular active service and whose official duty station is currently in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, or Nevada shall be a circuit judge of the new Ninth Circuit.

The President shall appoint, with the advice of the Senate, 17 circuit judges for the new Twelfth Circuit, selected from the states assigned to that circuit.

Senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, or the Northern Mariana Islands may elect their circuit assignment.

]]> Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 Display Title Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1598ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1598ih.xml 2017-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.