[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2058 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2058

 To amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 
 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
                          of Columbia Circuit.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 1996

 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 
 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
                          of Columbia Circuit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. JUDGES ON THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.

    (a) In General.--The table under section 44(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the District 
of Columbia and inserting the following:

``District of Columbia......................................      11''.
    (b) Existing Vacancy not Filled.--In order to comply with the 
amendment made under subsection (a), a vacancy of a circuit judge on 
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
which existed on the date preceding the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall not be filled.
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