A bill to establish a Federal Jurisdiction Review and Revision Commission.
Federal Courts Study Act - Establishes a 14-member Federal Courts Study Commission to study: (1) the jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts and to make recommendations with respect to revision of the Constitution and Federal law; (2) problems currently facing the courts; (3) reports from all dispute resolving bodies (including courts, administrative agencies and Federal justice centers); and (4) future plans for the Judiciary.
Directs the Commission to report to Congress and the President within two years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1992.
Committee on Judiciary. Certain provisions of measure incorporated into measure S.675 ordered to be reported.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.
Referred to Subcommittee on Separation of Powers.
Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers discharged from further consideration.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (As approved by the committee, the bill incorporates certain provisions of S.1530, a companion measure).
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 796.
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
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