Congress 107 - HR 2522 - Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2001

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Administration of criminal justice Administration of justice Administrative remedies Aliens Annuities Armed Forces and National Security Bankruptcy Bankruptcy courts Community service (Punishment) Cost of living adjustments Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Disability insurance Disability retirement Disabled District courts Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee benefit plans Federal aid to higher education Federal officials Federally-guaranteed loans Fees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Fire fighters Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Guam Health Higher education Immigrants Immigration Imprisonment Injunctions Interest Judges Judicial compensation Judicial districts Judicial officers Judicial review of administrative acts Juries Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Law Law clerks Leave of absence Legal education Legal fees Liens Local officials Military personnel National Labor Relations Board Northern Mariana Islands Parole Police Probation Public defenders Residence requirements Scholarships Sick leave State officials Student loan funds Texas Trusts and trustees Unfair labor practices Victims of crimes Virgin Islands Wiretapping

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Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2001 - Sets forth or modifies various provisions regarding judicial process, including provisions concerning: (1) bankruptcy administrator authority to appoint trustees; (2) the place of holding court in the Eastern District of Texas; (3) conditions of probation and supervised release; and (4) enforcement of National Labor Relations Board orders. Repeals a geographic location requirement for court records. Modifies wiretap order reporting requirements. Eliminates: (1) the automatic excuse from jury service for members of the armed forces, members of fire and police departments, and public officers; and (2) public drawing requirements for the selection of juror wheels. Makes the supplemental attendance fee for petit jurors serving on lengthy trials applicable where the juror is required to attend more than five (currently, 30) days in hearing one case.

Sets forth or modifies various provisions regarding judicial personnel administration, benefits, and protections, including provisions concerning: (1) disability retirement and cost-of-living adjustments of annuities for territorial judges; (2) compensation for Federal Judicial Center employees; (3) the annual leave limit for judicial branch executives; (4) a supplemental benefits program for judicial branch employees; (5) law clerk loan deferment; (6) inclusion of judicial branch personnel in the organ donor leave program; (7) repeal of a requirement for additional legislative action regarding judicial compensation; (8) maximum compensation for services other than counsel; and (9) student loan forgiveness for Federal defender attorneys.

Prohibits retaliating against a Federal judge by false claim or slander of title.

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Oct 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Oct 9, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 26, 2001

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jul 17, 2001

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 17, 2001

Introduced in House

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