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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows District of Columbia judicial nominees to be appointed after a 30-day congressional review period without the advice and consent of the Senate, unless a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted into law during that period.</p>]]></text>
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