United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 77 (105th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years.
Introduced
7 May 1997
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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15 November 2019
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Limits the tenure of Federal judges of the Supreme Court or an inferior court to ten years after the latest of: (1) the date the judge took office; (2) the date the Senate last consented to the judge's continuance in office; or (3) the date of ratification of this amendment.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 May 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 May 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 May 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-joint-resolution/77
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/77