[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 684 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 684

    To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional 
bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of California, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2005

  Mr. Thomas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional 
bankruptcy judge for the eastern district of California, 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. ADDITIONAL BANKRUPTCY JUDGE.

    The table contained in section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended in the item relating to the eastern district of 
California, by striking ``6'' and inserting ``7''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that bankruptcy judges should conduct 
bankruptcy proceedings on a daily basis in Bakersfield, California.
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