S. 878: To create additional Federal court judgeships.
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S. 878: To create additional Federal court judgeships.
108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-10 · Law · Latest: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 492 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, S878 (2004-10-05), Agreed to. See all
- Where it stands now: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To create additional Federal court judgeships.
Plain summary
Directs the President to appoint an additional district judge for the district of Idaho.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To create additional Federal court judgeships.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 878, An act to authorized an additional permanent judgeship in the (2003-06-26); CBO cost estimate: S. 878, An act to authorized an additional permanent judgeship in the (2003-06-26); CBO cost estimate: S. 878, An act to create additional federal court judgeships (2004-09-28); CBO cost estimate: S. 878, An act to create additional federal court judgeships (2004-09-28)
Cosponsors on this site
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 492 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, S878 (2004-10-05): Agreed to
- House roll call 493 (2004): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, S878 (2004-10-05): Failed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s878.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s878 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108