To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress Senate author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.;District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act;S. 4837 (IS) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2026-06-26 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act S. 4837 (IS) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2026-06-18 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/1: P0b002ee1e38d87fc https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s4837is S. 4837 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325576 Congressional bills Senate bills f:s4837_is.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s4837is https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4837is/html/BILLS-119s4837is.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4837is/pdf/BILLS-119s4837is.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4837is/xml/BILLS-119s4837is.xml fdlp DGPO 2026-06-26 2026-07-12 BILLS-119s4837is machine generated eng Chris Van Hollen United States Senate sponsor spn United States Congress Member Tim Kaine United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Cory A. Booker United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Angela D. Alsobrooks United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Adam B. Schiff United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs associated name asn s BILLS-119s4837is 119 2 SENATE SENATE 4837 is is District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mr. Van Hollen Chris Van Hollen Van Hollen, Chris Mr. Kaine Tim Kaine Kaine, Tim Timothy Kaine Timothy M. Kaine Mr. Booker Cory A. Booker Booker, Cory A. Cory Booker Ms. Alsobrooks Angela D. Alsobrooks Alsobrooks, Angela D. Angela Alsobrooks Mr. Schiff Adam B. Schiff Schiff, Adam B. Adam Schiff false false