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	<form display="yes">

		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>

		<congress display="yes">109th CONGRESS</congress>

		<session display="yes">1st Session</session>

		<legis-num display="yes">S. 2016</legis-num>

		<current-chamber display="yes">IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED

		  STATES</current-chamber>

		<action display="yes">

			<action-date date="20051116">November 16, 2005</action-date>

			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S153">Mr. Grassley</sponsor> (for

			 himself and <cosponsor name-id="S261">Mr. Sessions</cosponsor>) introduced the

			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the

			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>

		</action>

		<legis-type display="yes">A BILL</legis-type>

		<official-title display="yes">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.</official-title>

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		<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID014B4394935947049704ECFE00094235" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Judges on the United States

			 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</header>

			<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID571E8884AF9D4E46B013FAE059FA45FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In

			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text>

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							<row><entry colname="I60">“District of Columbia</entry><entry colname="I52">11”.</entry>

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			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6806C6FB7F3420E9900612EB8000400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing

			 vacancy not filled</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>

			</subsection></section></legis-body>

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