HR 4886 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

District Court Judgeships Act of 2021

Introduced Jul 30, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

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Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

District Court Judgeships Act of 2021

This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges and converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships.

Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 203 district court judges in specified judicial districts in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2021 to May 10, 2022; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJul 30, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonSep 30, 2021
D-AZGreg StantonOct 12, 2021
D-GALucy McBathNov 17, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaMar 8, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarMar 8, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoMay 10, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMay 10, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 30, 2021
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  2. Jul 30, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, section 8, clause 9 and Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 134, July 30, 2021, page H4307.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-73WHAT'S NEXT: THE THREAT TO INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS IN A POST-ROE WORLD341 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJul 14, 2022

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47155Judiciary Appropriations, FY2022ReportJun 10, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize additional district judges for certain district courts and convert temporary judgeships, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
District Court Judgeships Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2021Introduced in House

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