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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SIMPSON:H.R. 320.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 Powers 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 H195]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit.</p> <p>The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.]]></text>
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