H.R. 5711: To permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts.
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H.R. 5711: To permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts.
Plain summary
Authorizes the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program for making voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts which is substantially similar to the program established for federal employees.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5711, A bill to permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts (2006-09-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5711, A bill to permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts (2006-09-21)
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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Agencies named in this bill
- District of Columbia Courts: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5711.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5711 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109