[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5032-S5033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2764. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. 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 
     section, 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 section.
       (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:

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  ``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''.
 


       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section and the amendments made by this section.
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