A bill to provide for the authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United States district courts.

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Status Signed into Law
Sponsor Charles Grassley
Citation 105-S-996
Actions 21
Introduced Jul 8th, 1997
Cosponsors
1
Last Action Oct 6th, 1997
Policy Area
Introduced Senate Jul 8
Senate Passed Jul 31
Amended House Sep 23
House Passed Sep 23
Senate Passed Sep 30
President Presented Oct 2
Enacted Signed into Law Oct 6

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Amends the Judicial Improvements and Access to Justice Act to extend permanently (currently ends after FY 1997) the authorization of appropriations for arbitration in U.S. district courts. Amends the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 to make permanent (currently expires on December 1, 1997) the requirement for the semiannual publication and dissemination of a list of each Federal judge's: (1) motions that have been pending for more than six months; (2) bench trials that have been submitted for more than six months; and (3) cases that have not been concluded within three years. Amends the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 to strike provisions relating to the temporary appointment of one additional district judge for the northern district of Alabama. Extends temporary judgeships in: (1) the eastern district of California, the northern district of New York, the eastern district of Virginia, the southern and central districts of Illinois, the eastern district of Missouri, the northern district of Ohio, and the districts of Hawaii, Nebraska, and Kansas until the first vacancy occurring ten years or more after the confirmation of the judge named to fill such judgeships; and (2) the eastern district of Pennsylvania until the first vacancy occurring five years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill such judgeship. Amends the Federal judicial code to transfer one Federal court judgeship from the eastern to the middle district of Louisiana.

Actions

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Senate House Executive
INTRODUCED
INTRODUCED
Jul 8, 1997
ON FLOOR
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Jul 31, 1997
ON FLOOR
LAID BEFORE CHAMBER BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
Sep 3, 1997
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
MESSAGE SENATE SENT TO HOUSE
RECEIVED IN CHAMBER
HELD AT DESK
ON FLOOR
MOTION
SUSPEND RULES BILL
Sep 23, 1997
ON FLOOR
CONSIDERATION UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES
ON FLOOR
DEBATE
ON FLOOR
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS
ON FLOOR
CONSIDERED AS UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
PASS BACK TO SENATE
VOTE
TABLE RECONSIDERATION
PASS BACK TO SENATE
VOTE
AMEND TITLE
PASS BACK TO SENATE
MESSAGE HOUSE RECEIVED IN SENATE
Sep 24, 1997
ON FLOOR
VOTE
PASSAGE
Sep 30, 1997
WITH PRESIDENT
PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT
Oct 2, 1997
ENACTED
SIGNED
Oct 6, 1997
ENACTED
LAW REGISTERED
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Amendments

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Amendment flow 0 merged from 0 voted amendments 0 terminal · 1 pending · 1 grouped below
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