[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2016 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2016

 To amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 
 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
                          of Columbia Circuit.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 
 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
                          of Columbia Circuit.

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

SECTION 1. JUDGES ON THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.

    (a) In General.--The table under section 44(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the District 
of Columbia and inserting the following:

``District of Columbia......................................      11''.
    (b) Existing Vacancy Not Filled.--In order to comply with the 
amendment made under subsection (a), 1 of the vacancies of circuit 
judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit which existed on the date preceding the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall not be filled.
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