[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 531 Referred in House (RFH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 531


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1995

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an in banc hearing 
 of a case to continue to participate in that case after taking senior 
                    status, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.

    The last sentence of section 46(c) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after ``eligible'' and by inserting 
before the period at the end of the sentence ``, or (2) to continue to 
participate in the decision of a case or controversy that was heard or 
reheard by the court in banc at a time when such judge was in regular 
active service''.

            Passed the Senate September 28 (legislative day, September 
      25), 1995.

            Attest:

                                             KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

                                                             Secretary.