US Congress House Bill 3890 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012 - 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 to $360 (currently, $350). Adds Bakersfield, California, to the places where the eastern district of California is required to hold court.

Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012

Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]

Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]

Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2012-02-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1014 (Related) 2011-11-15 - Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
SB3301 (Related) 2012-06-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3890/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3890/BILLS-112hr3890ih.pdf