To authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, 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 idbfb9d3d9-5f03-4579-ba76-89c93091032c: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 or the JUDGES Act of 2024.
- Section id2fa4bcce-10ac-4524-8e64-616491cd5d2a: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Article III of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to establish judgeships in the district...
- Section idc9b118d4-2eab-4066-8c7d-adbd02e8645b: 3. Additional district judges for the district courts The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 1 additional district...
- Section id2cb104edb3904b79befa7aef936053a6: 4. Organization of Utah district courts Section 125(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking and St. George and inserting St. George, Moab,...
- Section id4BEB100866534B8F8BA564853BEBFFBC: 5. Organization of Texas district courts Section 124(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by inserting and...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Education, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Coons (for Mr. Durbin) with an amendment
Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Padilla, …
Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Padilla, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Congressional oversight committees, Federal district courts
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, Federal district courts, Federal judiciary
Negative-direction: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Government Accountability Office
Attorneys practicing in federal court, Federal court litigants
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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