United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 427 (97th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution requiring that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every six years.
Introduced
9 March 1982
Last action
11 March 1982 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Roemer, Buddy [D-LA-4], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
16 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Requires that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every six years.
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Timeline
9 March 1982
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 March 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 March 1982
Sponsors
- Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roemer, Buddy [D-LA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-joint-resolution/427
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hjres/427
- us · 97-hjres-427 · source updated 16 January 2025