[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 69 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2928-S2929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              FEDERAL JUDICIARY STABILIZATION ACT OF 2024

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Committee on 
the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 3998 and 
the

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Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3998) to provide for the permanent appointment 
     of certain temporary district judgeships.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed; the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3998) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3998

       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 Judiciary 
     Stabilization Act of 2024''.

     SEC. 2. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS IN THE DISTRICT COURTS.

       (a) Existing Judgeships.--The existing judgeships for the 
     district of Hawaii, the district of Kansas, and the eastern 
     district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) of the 
     Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 
     U.S.C. 133 note) and the existing judgeships for the northern 
     district of Alabama, the district of Arizona, the central 
     district of California, the southern district of Florida, the 
     district of New Mexico, the western district of North 
     Carolina, and the eastern district of Texas 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) shall, as of the effective date of this Act, 
     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.
       (b) Tables.--In order that the table contained in section 
     133 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) of this section, such table is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the items relating to Alabama and inserting 
     the following:

  ``Alabama:
  Northern.................................  8
  Middle...................................  3
  Southern.................................  3'';
 

       (2) by striking the item relating to Arizona and inserting 
     the following:


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

       (3) by striking the items relating to California and 
     inserting the following:

  ``California:
  Northern.................................  14
  Eastern..................................  6
  Central..................................  28
  Southern.................................  13'';
 

       (4) by striking the items relating to Florida and inserting 
     the following:

  ``Florida:
  Northern.................................  4
  Middle...................................  15
  Southern.................................  18'';
 

       (5) by striking the item relating to Hawaii and inserting 
     the following:

  ``Hawaii.................................  4'';
 

       (6) by striking the item relating to Kansas and inserting 
     the following:

  ``Kansas.................................  6'';
 

       (7) by striking the items relating to Missouri and 
     inserting the following:

  ``Missouri:
  Eastern..................................  7
  Western..................................  5
  Eastern and Western......................  2'';
 

       (8) by striking the item relating to New Mexico and 
     inserting the following:

  ``New Mexico.............................  7'';
 

       (9) by striking the items relating to North Carolina and 
     inserting the following:

  ``North Carolina:
  Eastern..................................  4
  Middle...................................  4
  Western..................................  5''; and
 

       (10) by striking the items relating to Texas and inserting 
     the following:

  ``Texas:
  Northern.................................  12
  Southern.................................  19
  Eastern..................................  8
  Western..................................  13''.
 

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act.

     

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