PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.
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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Mar 26, 2007
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 20, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the federal judicial code to provide for a person appointed as U.S. attorney to serve until the earlier of: (1) the qualification of a U.S. attorney for such district appointed by the President (as under current law); or (2) the expiration of 120 days after appointment by the Attorney General.
Authorizes the U.S. district court for the particular district, if such a 120-day temporary appointment expires, to appoint a U.S. attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled.
States that this Act is the exclusive means for appointing a person to perform temporarily the functions of a U.S. attorney for a district in which the office of a U.S. attorney is vacant.
People & committees
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D–CA
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 329 - 78 (Roll no. 189). (text: CR H3036)
House roll call 189 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 329 - 78 (Roll no. 189).(text: CR H3036)
House roll call 189 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3054-3055)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 580.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3036-3041)
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-58.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-58.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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