[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1638

 To adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2007

   Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
  Feinstein, 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 adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges, 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 Judicial Salary Restoration 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
annual rate of salary of--
            (1) the judges of the district courts, as established under 
        section 132 of title 28, United States Code, shall be adjusted 
        to $247,800;
            (2) the judges of the Court of International Trade, as 
        established under section 251 of title 28, United States Code, 
        shall be adjusted to $247,800;
            (3) the judges of the courts of appeals, as established 
        under section 44 of title 28, United States Code, shall be 
        adjusted to $262,700;
            (4) the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, as 
        described under section 1 of title 28, United States Code, 
        shall be adjusted to $304,500; and
            (5) the Chief Justice of the United States, as described 
        under section 1 of title 28, United States Code, shall be 
        adjusted to $318,200.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. COORDINATION RULE.

    If a pay adjustment under section 2 is to be made for an office or 
position as of the same date that any other pay adjustment would take 
effect for such office or position, the adjustment under this Act shall 
be made first.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to 
carry out this Act.
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