S 1275 · 98th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Administrative Law Judge Corps Act
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee on Administrative Practice&Procedure. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.(1984-06-12)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Administrative Law Judge Corps Act - Amends Federal law to establish, in Washington, D.C., an Administrative Law Judge Corps (the Corps) comprised of all current administrative law judges. States the chief administrative law judge shall be the chief administrative officer of the Corps as well as its presiding judge. Specifies the qualifications for chief judge. States such judge shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the chief judge to submit a written report to the President and the Congress at the end of each fiscal year. Specifies contents. Establishes between four and ten divisions within the Corps, with each division headed by a division chief judge appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. Identifies initial divisions and their respective areas of jurisdiction. Specifies qualifications required for division chief judges. States that the Corps' policymaking body shall be the Council of the Corps (the Council), comprised of the chief judge and the division chief judges. Authorizes the Council to approve or disapprove: (1) the assignment of judges to divisions; (2) creation, abolition or reorganization of divisio…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only