A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Latest action · Apr 18, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-201.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2007
- Passed SenateFeb 4, 2008
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2008
- To the PresidentApr 10, 2008
- Became lawApr 18, 2008Public Law 110-201
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 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Feb 12, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 12, 2007 |
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 Feb 12, 2007Markup Feb 15, 2007Reported Jan 8, 2008 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2008Markup Mar 13, 2008 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2008 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2008Signed by President.
- Apr 18, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-201.
- Apr 10, 2008Presented to President.
- Apr 1, 2008Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 1, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1853-1854)
- Apr 1, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 550.
- Apr 1, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1853)
- Apr 1, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 1, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 13, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 10, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Feb 6, 2008Received in the House.
- Feb 6, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Feb 5, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 4, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S609; text as passed Senate: CR S609)
- Jan 8, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/19/2007 without amendment. With written report No. 110-256.
- Jan 8, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.
- Feb 15, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1854)
- Feb 12, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1854)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1853, H1854Text printed H1853 | Danny K. Davis D-IL, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Tom Davis R-VA | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S609Text printed S609 | Bernard Sanders I-VT | Feb 4, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1854Text printed S1854 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (text) | Feb 12, 2007 |
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 4
- Mar 24, 2008S. 550, An act to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008</p>
- Mar 24, 2008S. 550, An act to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of ColumbiaCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008
- Feb 22, 2007S. 550, 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 the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 15, 2007</p>
- Feb 22, 2007S. 550, A bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of ColumbiaCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 15, 2007
Printed hearings 3
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. 110-966 | NOMINATIONS OF CAROL A. DALTON, ANTHONY C. EPSTEIN, AND HEIDI M. PASICHOW95 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Jul 23, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-106 | ADVANCEMENTS AND CONTINUAL CHALLENGES IN THE PAROLE, SUPERVISED RELEASE AND REVOCATION OF D.C. CODE OFFENDERS112 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 11, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-90 | EXAMINING HEALTH CARE MERGERS IN PENNSYLVANIA103 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 9, 2007 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33579 | The Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters: Federal Authority and Funding Archived | Report | Apr 29, 2009 |
| RL34031 | Legislative Branch: FY2008 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 23, 2008 |
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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Feb 6, 2008Referred in House
- Feb 4, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 8, 2008Reported to Senate
- Feb 12, 2007Introduced 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.
