[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1249 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1249

  To authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, 
               middle, and southern districts of Florida.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, 
               middle, and southern districts of Florida.

    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 Judicial Relief 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Additional Judgeships.--The President shall appoint, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate--
            (1) 6 additional district judges for the middle district of 
        Florida;
            (2) 1 additional district judge for the northern district 
        of Florida; and
            (3) 3 additional district judges for the southern district 
        of Florida.
    (b) Conversion of Temporary Judgeships.--The existing judgeship for 
the southern district of Florida authorized by section 312(c) of the 
21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act 
(Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), as of the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United 
States Code, and the incumbent in that office shall hold the office 
under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the items relating to Florida and inserting the following:


``Florida:
  Northern.......................................................      5
  Middle.........................................................     21
  Southern.......................................................  21''.
 

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