HR1727Referred to Committee
Rocky Mountain Judgeship Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Joe Neguse
Democrat · CO · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (553 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (2)
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Latest Action
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Plain-English Summary
This bill would create new federal judge positions in the Rocky Mountain region to help handle the growing caseload in courts there. The additional judges would help reduce delays in cases involving everything from criminal matters to civil disputes, benefiting people who need faster access to the court system in states like Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and neighboring areas.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1727 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1727 To authorize additional district judgeships for the districts of Colorado and Idaho. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize additional district judgeships for the districts of Colorado and Idaho. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain Judgeship Act''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE DISTRICTS OF COLORADO AND IDAHO. (a) Colorado.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 additional district judges for the district of Colorado. (b) Idaho.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judges for the district of Idaho. (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking the item relating to Colorado and inserting the following: ``Colorado................................................. 9''; and (2) by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following: ``Idaho.................................................... 3''. SEC. 3. COLORADO. Section 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and Sterling'' and inserting ``Sterling, and Fort Collins''. <all>
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