HR 2177 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017

Introduced Apr 26, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 26, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017

This bill removes exceptions to residency requirements for federal district court judges, U.S. attorneys, and U.S. marshals serving in the District of Columbia.

Under the bill: (1) federal district court judges serving in the District of Columbia must reside in the District of Columbia or one of the districts for which they are appointed; and (2) U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals appointed for the District of Columbia, and U.S. marshals for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, must reside in the District of Columbia.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Apr 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Apr 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  4. Apr 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  5. Apr 26, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E544)

Subjects

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  1. Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House

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