[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4374 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4374

To provide for the appointment of 2 additional Federal district judges 
                   for the Western District of Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2000

Mr. Smith of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the appointment of 2 additional Federal district judges 
                   for the Western District of Texas.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF 
              TEXAS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, 2 additional district judges for the 
western district of Texas.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--In order that the table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, reflects the change in 
the total number of permanent district judgeships authorized under 
subsection (a), such table is amended in the item relating to Texas by 
striking ``10'' after ``Western'' and inserting ``12''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act, including such sums as may be 
necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the judicial 
positions created by this Act.
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