S 2970 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Judicial Reorganization Act of 2021

Summary

Judicial Reorganization Act of 2021 This bill creates a new U.S. Court of Appeals by dividing the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The newly created U.S. Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Circuit shall have jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit shall retain jurisdiction over California, Guam, and Hawaii.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Oct 2021

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Introduced Oct 7, 2021 Last action Oct 7, 2021

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Oct 7, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Oct 7, 2021

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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors