[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 647 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 647

To provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges in 
             the State of Florida, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1999

 Mr. Mack (for himself and Mr. Graham) 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 additional Federal district judges in 
             the State of Florida, 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 ``Florida Federal Judgeship Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE FLORIDA DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate--
            (1) 5 additional district judges for the middle district of 
        Florida; and
            (2) 2 additional district judges for the southern district 
        of Florida.
    (b) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
title 28, United States Code, will reflect the changes in the total 
number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a result of 
subsection (a) of this section, the item relating to Florida in such 
table is amended to read as follows:

``Florida:
    Northern................................................         4 
    Middle..................................................        16 
    Southern................................................     18.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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