Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011
Latest action · Nov 15, 2011 Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
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 17, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas.
Converts certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona and the central district of California to permanent judgeships.
Increases the filing fee for most civil actions or proceedings, excluding a writ of habeas corpus, to $360 (currently, $350).
Requires that incremental amounts collected by reason of enactment of this Act be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act of Congress after enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits any judicial branch officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor from discharging, demoting, threatening, suspending, harassing, or otherwise discriminating against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act by the employee to provide information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any possible violation of federal law or regulation, or misconduct, by a judge, justice, or any other employee in the judicial branch, which may assist in the investigation of the possible violation or misconduct.
Authorizes an employee injured by such a prohibited act to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2011 to May 18, 2011; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | May 17, 2011 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 17, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | May 17, 2011 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | May 17, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | May 17, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | May 17, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 18, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 17, 2011Markup Oct 13, 2011Reported Oct 17, 2011 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2011Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
- Oct 17, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment. Without written report.
- Oct 17, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.
- Oct 13, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- May 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- May 17, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3058)
- May 17, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3058)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S7061 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Nov 2, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3058Text printed S3058 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | May 17, 2011 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 1, 2011S. 1014, Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 13, 2011
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1032 | A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships. | Related bill | May 19, 2011 |
| HR 2365 | Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011 | Related bill | Aug 25, 2011 |
| HR 3890 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012 | Related bill | Feb 16, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2011Reported to Senate
- May 17, 2011Introduced 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.
