A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Latest action · Sep 6, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2005
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the District of Columbia Code to increase from 58 to 61 the number of associate judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2005 to Jun 13, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Nov 18, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Nov 18, 2005 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 13, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2005Markup Jun 15, 2006Reported Jul 31, 2006 |
| Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee | Referred Jan 27, 2006 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2006 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2006Received in the House.
- Sep 6, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- Aug 4, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 3, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8884; text as passed Senate: CR S8884)
- Jul 31, 2006Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 109-316.
- Jul 31, 2006Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
- Jun 15, 2006Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 27, 2006Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
- Nov 18, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13376-13377)
- Nov 18, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 S13376 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Nov 18, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 16, 2006S. 2068, A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by eh Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 15, 2006</p>
- Jun 16, 2006S. 2068, A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of ColumbiaCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by eh Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 15, 2006
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5153 | To revise the number of associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. | Identical bill | Apr 6, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2006Referred in House
- Aug 3, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 31, 2006Reported to Senate
- Nov 18, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.