S. 1782: Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-14 · Law · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-174.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-174. (final step reached)
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Official title

Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 16, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) remove the power of certain active or retired federal judges to appoint U.S. magistrate judges; and (2) revise the statutory description of the District of North Dakota to eliminate the current four divisions, each of which holds court exclusively for specified counties. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require court use of separate judgment and statement of reasons forms in the imposition of a criminal sentence; (2) require appropriate adaptation of pretrial services functions for juveniles; (3) modify the reporting schedule for criminal wiretap orders; and (4) increase the compensation thresholds triggering administrative review of compensation for non-counsel investigative, expert, or other services necessary for adequate representation of a person financially unable to obtain them.

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Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1782, Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009 (2009-10-23); CBO cost estimate: S. 1782, Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009 (2009-10-23)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] reported raising $652,856 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1782.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1782 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111