[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2037. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.

       (a) Additional Permanent District Court Judgeships.--The 
     President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent 
     of the Senate--
       (1) 7 additional district judges for the central district 
     of California;
       (2) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district 
     of California;
       (3) 2 additional district judges for the district of New 
     Mexico;
       (4) 2 additional district judges for the southern district 
     of Texas; and
       (5) 4 additional district judges for the western district 
     of Texas.
       (b) Conversions of Temporary District Court Judgeships.--
     The existing judgeships for the district of Arizona, the 
     central district of California, and the district of New 
     Mexico 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 effective 
     date of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of 
     title 28, United States Code, and the incumbents in those 
     offices shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, 
     United States Code, as amended by this Act.
       (c) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 
     133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will, with respect to 
     each judicial district, reflect the changes in the total 
     number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a 
     result of subsection (a)--
       (1) the item relating to Arizona is amended to read as 
     follows:


  ``Arizona.............................................           13'';
 

       (2) the item relating to California is amended to read as 
     follows:


  ``California:
  Northern..............................................              14
  Eastern...............................................               9
  Central...............................................              35
  Southern..............................................           13'';
 

       (3) the item relating to New Mexico is amended to read as 
     follows:


  ``New Mexico..........................................            9'';
 

     and
       (4) by striking the item relating to Texas and inserting 
     the following:


  ``Texas:
  Northern..............................................              12
  Southern..............................................              21
  Eastern...............................................               7
  Western...............................................           17''.
 

       (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on January 21, 2021.
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