HJRES 164 · 104th Congress · Law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide 8-year terms of offices for judges of Federal courts other than the Supreme Court.

Introduced 1996-03-19· Sponsored by Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(1996-03-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Limits the term of a judge of a court ordained and established by the Congress to eight years. Counts any time (but not more than six years) served as a judge before the ratification of this amendment towards the first term of that judge.…

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Cosponsors (10)

2 Democrats8 Republicans