A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.
Latest action · Dec 9, 2008 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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2008
- Passed SenateNov 20, 2008
- 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.)
Authorizes a cost of living adjustment for FY2009 for justices and judges of the United States.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 20, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 20, 2008 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 20, 2008 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Nov 20, 2008 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Nov 20, 2008 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Nov 20, 2008 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Nov 20, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2008Received in the House.
- Dec 9, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 24, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 20, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10768-10769; text as passed Senate: CR S10769; text of measure as introduced: CR S10746)
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 S10746, S10768, S10769Text printed S10746, S10769 | Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Harry Reid D-NV (text), Jeff Bingaman D-NM, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Nov 20, 2008 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-10 | OIL AND GAS RESERVES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF65 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jan 25, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2008Referred in House
- Nov 20, 2008Considered and Passed Senate
- Nov 20, 2008Engrossed 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.
