HJRES 11 · 106th Congress · Law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years.

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(1999-02-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Limits the tenure of Federal judges of an inferior court to ten years after the latest of: (1) the date the judge took office; (2) the date the Senate last consented to the judge's continuance in office; or (3) the date of ratification of this amendment.…

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