[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1960 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1960

 To provide for the appointment of 1 additional Federal district judge 
     for the eastern district of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the appointment of 1 additional Federal district judge 
     for the eastern district of Wisconsin, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judgeship for Northeastern 
Wisconsin Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
              WISCONSIN.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the 
eastern district of Wisconsin.
    (b) Tables.--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 by amending the item relating to Wisconsin to read as 
follows:

``Wisconsin:
    ``Eastern...............................................         5 
    ``Western...............................................       2''.
    (c) Holding of Court.--The chief judge of the eastern district of 
Wisconsin shall designate 1 judge who shall hold court for such 
district in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

SEC. 3. 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 
position created by this Act.
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