United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 778 (97th)
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide that the clerk of each United States district court and United States bankruptcy court shall reside in the district for which he is appointed, or within twenty miles of his official station.
Introduced
6 January 1981
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Executive Comment Requested from Admin Office US Courts, Justice.
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Summary
Permits clerks of the United States district courts and bankruptcy courts to live within 20 miles of their official stations. (Current law requires clerks to live in the district for which they are appointed.)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/778
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/778