[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 531 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 133
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 531

 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 10 (legislative day, March 6), 1995

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

                June 29 (legislative day, June 19), 1995

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.
<DELETED>    The last sentence of section 46(c) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``as a member'' and all that 
follows through the period and inserting the following: ``as a member 
of an in banc court--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) reviewing a decision of a panel of which 
        such judge was a member; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) continuing 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.''.</DELETED>
    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''.
                                     
                                                       Calendar No. 133

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 531

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                                 A BILL

 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.

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                June 29 (legislative day, June 19), 1995

                       Reported with an amendment