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H.R. 8124: Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020

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H.R. 8124: Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-08-28 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-08-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020

Plain summary

Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020 This bill expands the authority of a judge to provide transportation and related expenses to a defendant to travel to a federal criminal court proceeding and also authorizes a magistrate judge to rule on post-judgment motions in certain criminal cases. (A magistrate judge assists a district court judge and exercises certain authority delegated by the district court judge to the magistrate judge, such as conducting trials in certain misdemeanor cases if the defendant consents.)

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Official text

Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] reported raising $17.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8124 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116