S 147 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Southwest Border Judgeship Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 23, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Dianne Feinstein D-CA

Latest action · Jan 23, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 23, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Southwest Border Judgeship Act of 2001 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, specified: (1) permanent judgeships (five additional district judges for the southern district of California, one additional district judge for the district of New Mexico, one additional district judge for the southern district of Texas, and two additional district judges for the western district of Texas); and (2) temporary judgeships (four additional district judges for the district of Arizona, three additional district judges for the southern district of California, one additional district judge for the district of New Mexico, and one additional district judge for the Western district of Texas).

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2001 to Jan 30, 2001; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Jan 23, 2001
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman	Original	Jan 23, 2001
R-AZ	Jon Kyl	Original	Jan 23, 2001
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Original	Jan 23, 2001
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici	Original	Jan 23, 2001
R-TX	Phil Gramm		Jan 30, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 23, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 23, 2001Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S459)
Jan 23, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S459	Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Jon Kyl R-AZ	Jan 23, 2001

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 272	Southwest Border Judgeship Act of 2001	Identical bill	Feb 12, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal district judges, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Southwest Border Judgeship Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 23, 2001Introduced in Senate

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