3.0.0 250 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z 2023-01-11T13:34:34Z House HR 2017-01-04 115 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS:H.R. 250.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H96]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-13T14:25:11Z Referred to 2017-01-04T15:02:20Z 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 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 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 2017-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 N F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2017-01-04 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2017-01-04 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2017-01-04 True M001197 Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] Martha McSally R AZ 2 2017-01-04 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2017-03-13 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-03-17 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2017-03-28 False G000580 Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] Thomas Garrett R VA A. 5 2017-03-28 False S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2017-03-28 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 2017-01-04 Introduced in House 2017-01-26T22:10:00Z Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 [sic]

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

The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions.

The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior circuit judges currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, or Nevada may elect their circuit assignment. For each circuit judge in regular service who elects to be assigned to the new Ninth Circuit, the President shall appoint one additional circuit judge for the Twelfth Circuit.

]]> Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 Display Title Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 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 Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr250ih/xml/BILLS-115hr250ih.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.