3.0.0 296 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z 2023-01-11T13:34:50Z Senate S 2017-02-02 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-02T22:51:02Z 2017-02-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-02-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2017-02-02 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2017-02-02 True Law Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Federal appellate courts Government studies and investigations Judicial procedure and administration Law 00 2017-02-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-27T22:52:22Z Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act

This bill establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the U.S. courts of appeals, with particular references to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in circuit boundaries or structure for the expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of such courts.

The commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.

]]> Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act Display Title Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act Introduced in Senate 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s296is/xml/BILLS-115s296is.xml 2017-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.