Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2006
Latest action · Mar 28, 2006 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2006 - Repeals a requirement of federal law limiting salary increases for federal judges or Supreme Court Justices to those specifically authorized by Act of Congress.
Amends the federal judicial code to make the cost of living adjustments in judicial salaries effective in the first pay period beginning on or after January 1 each year. (Currently, such adjustments are triggered by General Schedule adjustments.) Prohibits the percentage adjustment taking effect in a calendar year, in any salary rate, from exceeding the adjustment taking effect in such year under General Schedule pay rate requirements.
Increases the rate of basic pay for: (1) the Chief Justice of the United States; (2) an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; (3) a judge of a U.S. circuit court, a district court, and the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) a bankruptcy judge; and (5) a full-time magistrate judge.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2006 to Sep 27, 2006, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Mar 28, 2006 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 16, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | May 16, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 21, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mar 28, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E420)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2276 | Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2006 | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
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- Mar 28, 2006Introduced in House
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