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S1879-118

Introduced

To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 8, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id34DA85EF07FC49D488502E03C8144AFF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act.
  • Section id1A799C9EF26B4C19A05F9B082AFD364D: 2. Establishment There is established a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals (in this Act referred to as the Commission).
  • Section idc53ed425f9e84a9387e60420f44a2c49: 3. Membership The Commission shall be composed of 5 members who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States. The members of the Commission...
  • Section id6AE472E0B167476D8DF0DB4A92CDC85F: 4. Duties The Commission shall— study the present division of the United States courts of appeals, with particular references to the United States Court of...
  • Section id8fca0e7733794dbfad8c644ff77ed6c1: 5. Commission personnel matters Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Sponsors

Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

R-AK | Primary Sponsor

4 cosponsors

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 8, 2023

Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Ms. Murkowski, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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