Amendment98th Congress
An amendment to strike provisions requiring appointment of bankruptcy judges with lifetime tenure. The amendment provides for appointment, by existing individual judicial circuit councils, of bankruptcy judges as adjuncts to district courts. They would be appointed as necessary (no maximum) for 14-year terms with salaries that are subject to reduction by statute. District courts would have jurisdiction over all bankruptcy cases.
- Amendment Number
- 650
- Description
- An amendment to strike provisions requiring appointment of bankruptcy judges with lifetime tenure. The amendment provides for appointment, by existing individual judicial circuit councils, of bankruptcy judges as adjuncts to district courts. They would be appointed as necessary (no maximum) for 14-year terms with salaries that are subject to reduction by statute. District courts would have jurisdiction over all bankruptcy cases.
- Congress
- 98
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 21, 1984
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 250 - 161 (Record Vote No: 5).
- Submitted Date
- Mar 21, 1984
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 30, 2021