A bill to improve the administration of justice by providing greater discretion to the Supreme Court in selecting the cases it will review and for other purposes.
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Just introduced
What it does
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What just happenedMay 21, 1982
Subcommittee on Courts. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Who’s behind it
- May 21, 1982Committee
Subcommittee on Courts. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee - Nov 16, 1981Committee
Subcommittee on Courts. Hearings held.
Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee - Sep 25, 1981Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 10, 1981Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 31, 1981Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Separation of Powers.
Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee - Jul 31, 1981Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts.
Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee - Jul 29, 1981IntroReferral
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 29, 1981IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate