3.0.0 196 2023-01-11T13:34:36Z 2023-01-11T13:34:36Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SIMPSON:H.R. 196.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 9, which states``The Congress shall have Power . . . To constitute Tribunalsinferior to the supreme Court.''In addition, Article III, Section 1 states that ``Thejudicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in onesupreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congressmay from time to time ordain and establish.''[Page H52]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-13T14:24:42Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:10:25Z 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 Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 115 1598 HR 2017-03-31 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 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 2017-01-13 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2017-03-13 False G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2018-03-14 False 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 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-24T23:06:25Z Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017

This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

The President must appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit.

The bill: (1) specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions, (2) distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits, (3) allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment, and (4) authorizes administrative coordination between any two contiguous circuits.

]]> Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 Display Title Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two judicial circuits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr196ih/xml/BILLS-115hr196ih.xml 2017-01-13 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.