HR 2118 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States.

Introduced May 15, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Henry J. Hyde R-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

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.

IntroducedMay 15, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Increases the annual salaries of the Chief Justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court, U.S. circuit and district judges, and judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade and Court of Federal Claims by 16.5 percent on January 1, 2004.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2003 to May 18, 2004, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.	Original	May 15, 2003
D-TN	Harold E. Ford Jr.		May 20, 2003
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker		May 20, 2003
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		May 22, 2003
D-CA	Howard L. Berman		May 22, 2003
D-NJ	Robert E. Andrews		May 22, 2003
R-CT	Christopher Shays		Jun 9, 2003
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jun 9, 2003
R-SD	William J. Janklow		Jun 9, 2003
R-NY	Peter T. King		Jun 17, 2003
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Jun 24, 2003
D-GA	Nathan Deal		Jul 8, 2003
D-AL	Artur Davis		Sep 3, 2003
D-OK	Brad Carson		Sep 3, 2003
R-PA	James C. Greenwood		Sep 3, 2003

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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
May 15, 2003Introduced in House
May 15, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E979)

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1023	A bill to increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States.	Identical bill	Jun 18, 2003

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