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| 101-s-3153 | 101 | s | 3153 | Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-10-02 | 1990-10-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1990 - Title I: Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel in State Courts - Directs the Attorney General to make grants through the State Justice Institute for model programs to be used by States in training judges and court personnel in State laws on rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes of violence motivated by the victim's gender. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the State Justice Institute to expend at least 40 percent of appropriated funds on: (1) programs regarding domestic violence; and (2) programs regarding rape and assault. Title II: Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel in Federal Courts - Directs the Federal Judicial Center to study and report on the nature and extent of gender bias in the Federal courts. Requires the Center to develop and disseminate model programs to be used in training Federal judges and court personnel in the laws on rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes of violence motivated by the victim's gender. Authorizes appropriations. Requires between 25 and 40 percent of such funds to be used for the study required by this title. | 2025-08-26T17:26:34Z | |
| 101-sjres-372 | 101 | sjres | 372 | A joint resolution to recognize and commend the "Bill of Responsibilities" of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. | Law | 1990-09-28 | 1990-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Declares that the Congress: (1) recognizes and commends the "Bill of Responsibilities" of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge; and (2) urges citizens to embrace such principles as a model of responsible American citizenship. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-5674 | 101 | hr | 5674 | To provide for the appointment of 2 additional bankruptcy judges for the judicial district of Arizona. | Law | 1990-09-19 | 1990-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 0 | Amends the judicial code to increase the number of bankruptcy judgeships for the judicial district of Arizona. | 2021-07-01T14:55:55Z | |
| 101-s-3059 | 101 | s | 3059 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges. | Law | 1990-09-14 | 1990-10-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 11 | Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges for the following districts: (1) Arizona; (2) Colorado; (3) the middle and southern districts of Florida; (4) the northern district of Georgia; (5) the eastern district of Maryland; (6) the eastern district of Pennsylvania; (7) Puerto Rico; (8) South Carolina; (9) the middle district of Tennessee; and (10) the eastern district of Virginia. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-5620 | 101 | hr | 5620 | To confer jurisdiction on the United States Claims Court with respect to land claims of Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe. | Law | 1990-09-13 | 1990-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] | NM | R | S000125 | 0 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Claims Court to hear and render judgment on land claims by the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe of New Mexico against the United States. Authorizes such Court to award: (1) interest accrued from the date such lands were acquired by the United States; and (2) cost of suit and reasonable attorney's fees to any prevailing party, other than the United States. Specifies that any award made to other Indian tribes with respect to lands subject to such claims shall not be considered a defense, estoppel, or set-off to such claim or otherwise affect relief with respect to such claim. | 2021-07-01T14:55:36Z | |
| 101-hr-5571 | 101 | hr | 5571 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. | Law | 1990-09-11 | 1990-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] | PA | D | B000644 | 0 | Provides for the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. | 2021-07-01T14:55:20Z | |
| 101-hr-5556 | 101 | hr | 5556 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to make changes in the composition of the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. | Law | 1990-09-06 | 1990-09-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] | VA | R | S000479 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to transfer Culpeper, Louisa, and Orange counties (currently included in the Eastern judicial district of Virginia) to the Western judicial district of Virginia. | 2021-07-01T14:55:15Z | |
| 101-hr-5381 | 101 | hr | 5381 | Federal Courts Study Committee Implementation Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-07-26 | 1990-10-27 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 1 | Title I: Federal Courts Study Committee Implementation - Federal Courts Study Committee Implementation Act of 1990 - Requires the Federal Judicial Center to submit to the Congress a study on: (1) the number and frequency of conflicts among the judicial circuits in interpreting the law that remain unresolved because they are not heard by the Supreme Court; and (2) how many conflicts are "intolerable" based on specific factors, but are unlikely to be resolved by the Supreme Court. Requests that the Board of the Federal Judicial Center: (1) study structural alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; and (2) submit to the Congress and the Judicial Conference of the United States, within two years, a report on such study. Requires the Judicial Conference to establish a special committee to conduct a study of the Federal defender program. Directs such committee to assess the effectiveness of such program, including an assessment of: (1) the impact of judicial involvement in the selection and compensation, and the independence, of Federal defender organizations; (2) equal employment and affirmative action procedures in the various Federal defender programs; (3) the adequacy of compensation for legal services; (4) the quality of representation; and (5) provision of services or funds to financially eligible persons who have been arrested but not convicted for noncustodial transportation and subsistence expenses. Requires such committee to report and make recommendations to the Judicial Conference and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees by September 30, 1992. Directs the President, in any case in which a U.S. judge assumes the duties of a full-time office of Federal judicial administration, to appoint an additional judge for the court on which the judge serves. Increases attendance fees paid to witnesses, jurors, petit jurors, and grand jurors. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as an independent agency in the Department of Justice a Federal Offender Review Board (as a successor agency to the Un… | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-5346 | 101 | hr | 5346 | To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of one additional bankruptcy judge for the district of Colorado. | Law | 1990-07-23 | 1990-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 5 | Amends the Federal judicial code to increase the number of bankruptcy judgeships in the District of Colorado. | 2021-07-01T14:53:34Z | |
| 101-hr-5336 | 101 | hr | 5336 | Legal Services Reform Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-07-20 | 1990-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] | FL | R | M000350 | 10 | Legal Services Reform Act of 1990 - Imposes requirements with respect to funds provided by the Legal Services Corporation. Sets forth prohibitions, with exceptions, on redistricting activities, the solicitation of employment, participation in precomplaint settlement negotiations or litigation involving agricultural entities, lobbying, or the provision of defense assistance in drug-related matters by fund recipients. Directs the Corporation to require each recipient to maintain records of time spent on the cases of matters with respect to which that recipient is engaged in activities. Grants the Board of Directors of nonprofit State legal services organizations which are funded by the Corporation authority over the selection of those matters and cases to which their staffs shall devote their time and resources. Allows fund recipients to use non-Corporation funds to match Federal or State funds provided under the Older Americans Act of 1965 and other government funds. Specifies that funds derived from Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and other non-Corporation funds shall not be expended for any purposes prohibited under this Act or the Legal Services Corporation Act. Requires all grants and contracts awarded by the Corporation to be awarded under a competitive bidding system. Outlines provisions regarding: (1) termination or denial of funding under such a system; (2) distribution of funds; and (3) approval of attorney members of local boards. Enables the Corporation to sanction individual employees of fund recipients who violate this Act, the Legal Services Corporation Act or its regulations, or State codes of professional responsibility. Prohibits fund recipients from claiming or collecting attorneys' fees from nongovernmental parties to litigation initiated by such recipients. Provides that if the defendant prevails in such a lawsuit, the Corporation is required to pay 90 percent and the fund recipient ten percent of the defendant's attorney fees, except where the court finds that an action was comm… | 2025-08-26T17:26:11Z | |
| 101-hjres-624 | 101 | hjres | 624 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the States to propose or ratify an amendment to the Constitution by referendum. | Law | 1990-07-19 | 1990-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress shall have power to allow the States to propose or ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution by referendum. | 2021-07-01T13:20:51Z | |
| 101-hr-5316 | 101 | hr | 5316 | Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-07-19 | 1990-12-01 | Became Public Law No: 101-650. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 1 | Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 - Title I: Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plans - Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require U.S. district courts to implement a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan to facilitate adjudication, monitor discovery, improve litigation management, and provide for just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes. Requires: (1) civil justice expense and delay reduction plans to be developed or selected after consideration of the recommendations of an advisory group of a district court; and (2) the advisory group to complete an assessment of the state of the court's civil and criminal dockets. Specifies the content of such plans which shall include provisions applying the following principles: (1) systematic, differential treatment of civil cases; (2) early and ongoing control of the pretrial process through involvement of a judicial officer in assessing and planning the progress of a case, setting early, firm trial dates, controlling discovery, and setting deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition; (3) monitoring of complex cases through discovery-case management conferences at which the presiding judicial officer explores the parties' receptivity to settlement, identifies the principal issues in contention, prepares a discovery schedule and plan, and establishes deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition; and (4) authorization to refer appropriate cases to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs. Sets forth provisions for review of district court plans and reports and for periodic assessment of the condition of the courts' civil and criminal dockets. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to prepare a semiannual report on each judicial officer that discloses: (1) the number of motions that have been pending for more than six months and the name of each case in which such motion has been pending; (2) the number of bench … | 2022-12-13T13:56:38Z | |
| 101-hr-5271 | 101 | hr | 5271 | To authorize appropriations under the Legal Services Corporation Act. | Law | 1990-07-13 | 1990-08-03 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation for FY 1991 through 1993. | 2021-07-01T14:52:19Z | |
| 101-hr-5176 | 101 | hr | 5176 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Florida. | Law | 1990-06-27 | 1990-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7] | FL | D | G000153 | 1 | Provides for the appointment in Florida of: (1) two additional bankruptcy judges for the Middle Judicial District; and (2) one additional bankruptcy judge for the Southern Judicial District. | 2021-07-01T14:47:22Z | |
| 101-hr-5111 | 101 | hr | 5111 | RICO Amendments Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-06-21 | 1990-10-27 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 7 | RICO Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to provide that: (1) a pattern of racketeering activity requires at least two acts of racketeering activity which are related to one another or to a common external organizing principle and which constitute a threat of continuing activity; and (2) two or more acts which are part of a single episode constitute a single racketeering act. Provides that a specified civil remedy that allows persons injured by racketeering violations to recover treble damages and the cost of the suit shall be available only upon proof by clear and convincing evidence and when its use serves the public interest and provides appropriate deterrence against the repetition of egregious criminal conduct. Limits such recovery unless such requirement is met or the defendant with respect to whom the claim is made was convicted of a RICO violation or: (1) the remedy is appropriate because of the magnitude of the injury; (2) the defendant was a major participant in criminal conduct that was responsible for the injury; and (3) the remedy is needed to deter future egregious criminal conduct. Defines "egregious criminal conduct" as a pattern of criminal conduct which was an integral part of ongoing racketeering activities and which was characterized by a combination of aggravating circumstances that renders the defendant's conduct more reprehensible than the minimum conduct necessary to sustain a racketeering violation. Directs that there shall be a presumption that the defendant has engaged in egregious conduct in any case in which the plaintiff's actionable injury caused by the defendant is attributable to a financial loss suffered by a savings association for which a receiver is subsequently appointed. Requires particularity in pleadings in RICO cases. Grants U.S. district courts exclusive jurisdiction of civil RICO proceedings. Excludes various forms of nonviolent public speech from the definition of "racketeering activity." | 2021-07-01T14:44:49Z | |
| 101-s-2727 | 101 | s | 2727 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Florida. | Law | 1990-06-13 | 1990-07-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Provides for the appointment in Florida of: (1) two additional bankruptcy judges for the Middle Judicial District; and (2) one additional bankruptcy judge for the Southern Judicial District. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-s-2715 | 101 | s | 2715 | A bill to amend the International Organizations Immunities Act and title 28, United States Code, to restrict the jurisdictional immunity to which certain international organizations are entitled. | Law | 1990-06-07 | 1990-09-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Amends the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 to include within the definition of "foreign state" international organizations designated under the International Organizations Immunities Act (thereby applying certain exceptions to jurisdictional immunity to such organizations). | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sres-290 | 101 | sres | 290 | A resolution commending Judge William Constangy. | Law | 1990-05-24 | 1990-05-24 | Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 1 | Commends Judge William Constangy, a State district court judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, for his courage in practicing the traditions of America's moral and religious heritage. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4900 | 101 | hr | 4900 | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-05-23 | 1990-06-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 6 | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1990 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, consisting of nine judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle. | 2025-08-26T17:29:03Z | |
| 101-s-2672 | 101 | s | 2672 | United States Marshals Foundation Establishment Act | Law | 1990-05-22 | 1990-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 6 | United States Marshals Foundation Establishment Act - Establishes the United States Marshals Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation. | 2025-08-26T17:26:11Z | |
| 101-s-2648 | 101 | s | 2648 | Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-05-17 | 1990-10-27 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 1 | Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 - Title I: Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plans - Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require U.S. district courts to implement a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan to facilitate adjudication, monitor discovery, improve litigation management, and provide for just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes. Requires: (1) civil justice expense and delay reduction plans to be developed or selected after consideration of the recommendations of an advisory group of a district court; and (2) the advisory group to complete an assessment of the state of the court's civil and criminal dockets. Specifies the content of such plans which shall include provisions applying the following principles: (1) systematic, differential treatment of civil cases; (2) early and ongoing control of the pretrial process through involvement of a judicial officer in assessing and planning the progress of a case, setting early, firm trial dates, controlling discovery, and setting deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition; (3) monitoring of complex cases through discovery-case management conferences at which the presiding judicial officer explores the parties' receptivity to settlement, identifies the principal issues in contention, prepares a discovery schedule and plan, and establishes deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition; and (4) authorization to refer appropriate cases to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs. Sets forth provisions for review of district court plans and reports and for periodic assessment of the condition of the courts' civil and criminal dockets. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to prepare a semiannual report on each judicial officer that discloses: (1) the number of motions that have been pending for more than six months and the name of each case in which such motion has been pending; (2) the number of bench … | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-s-2620 | 101 | s | 2620 | Judicial Intercircuit Conflict Resolution Demonstration Act | Law | 1990-05-14 | 1990-06-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 0 | Judicial Intercircuit Conflict Resolution Demonstration Act - Creates an alternative appellate procedure for resolving conflicting Federal circuit court decisions under which the U.S. Supreme Court is authorized to refer a case involving a conflicting issue to the Clerk of the Supreme Court who is then required to choose another Federal circuit court which has not ruled on such an issue to decide the case. Grants such a court jurisdiction over all issues referred. Allows such a court to issue such orders as may be necessary concerning its jurisdiction. Deems the decision of such a court to be final, subject only to the right of a party adversely affected by the decision to file a motion for review by the Supreme Court. Provides that if such review is not sought or is sought and denied, the opinion of such court shall have precedential effect in each such respective Federal court of appeals circuit ruling on such an issue. Authorizes the Supreme Court to issue rules to govern such procedure. Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to establish a committee to monitor and evaluate the operation and effects of this Act. Directs such committee to report to the Congress and the Conference on such operations and effects by January 1, 1995. Terminates this Act on December 31, 1996. | 2025-08-26T17:27:47Z | |
| 101-hr-4757 | 101 | hr | 4757 | An act to provide for the extension of certain authority for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police. | Law | 1990-05-09 | 1990-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 101-462. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 0 | Extends through 1993 the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to protect the justices, guests, and employees of the Court engaged in official duties in any part of the United States. | 2022-12-13T14:26:50Z | |
| 101-hjres-564 | 101 | hjres | 564 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the Supreme Court or any inferior court of the United States from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes. | Law | 1990-05-07 | 1990-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 8 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Supreme Court or any inferior court of the United States from ordering a State or political subdivision, or an official of such State or subdivision, from laying or increasing taxes. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-2572 | 101 | s | 2572 | A bill to provide for the extension of certain authority for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police. | Law | 1990-05-03 | 1990-10-05 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Removes provisions of existing law which: (1) terminate on December 29, 1990, the authority of the Marshal and Police of the Supreme Court to protect the justices and guests of the Court and Court officers and employees engaged in official duties in any part of the United States (thus making such protection permanent law); and (2) require the Marshal to report annually to the Congress regarding the administrative cost of carrying out such duties. | 2021-07-01T15:39:00Z | |
| 101-hjres-560 | 101 | hjres | 560 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the Supreme Court or any inferior court of the United States from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes. | Law | 1990-05-02 | 1990-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] | MO | R | C000618 | 9 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Supreme Court or any inferior court of the United States from ordering a State or political subdivision, or an official of such State or subdivision, from laying or increasing taxes. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hjres-561 | 101 | hjres | 561 | Designating October 1 through October 7, 1990, as "National Federal Bar Association Recognition Week". | Law | 1990-05-02 | 1990-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 16 | Designates October 1 through 7, 1990, as National Federal Bar Association Recognition Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hr-4712 | 101 | hr | 4712 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. | Law | 1990-05-02 | 1990-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 6 | Amends the Federal judicial code to add a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Provides that court for the new Western District shall be held in Santa Ana and at a site that jointly serves Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Provides that any district judge of the Central District of California whose official duty station is in Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino County on the day before the effective date of this Act shall be a district judge of the Western District. Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a U.S. attorney and a U.S. marshal for the Western District. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-4683 | 101 | hr | 4683 | Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act | Law | 1990-05-01 | 1990-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7] | MO | R | H000151 | 142 | Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny to inferior Federal courts jurisdiction to issue any remedy, order, writ, or other judicial decree requiring the Federal Government or any State or local government to impose any new tax or to increase any existing tax or tax rate. | 2025-08-26T17:28:36Z | |
| 101-hr-4645 | 101 | hr | 4645 | Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-04-26 | 1990-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to deny to inferior Federal courts jurisdiction to issue any remedy, order, writ, or other judicial decree requiring the Federal Government or any State or local government to impose any new tax or to increase any existing tax or tax rate. | 2025-08-26T17:27:54Z | |
| 101-hr-4656 | 101 | hr | 4656 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to make the qualifications for chief judge of the Court of International Trade comparable to the qualifications for chief judges of the district and circuit courts of the United States. | Law | 1990-04-26 | 1990-05-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 2 | Amends the Federal judicial code to establish qualifications for the chief judge of the Court of International Trade. Designates as chief judge the judge of the court in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who: (1) are 64 years of age or under; (2) have served for one or more years as a judge of the court; and (3) have not served previously as chief judge. Sets forth provisions with respect to the term of office, precedence, and succession for the position. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hjres-555 | 101 | hjres | 555 | To commemorate the bicentennial of the enactment of the law which provided civil government for the territory from which the State of Tennessee was formed. | Law | 1990-04-24 | 1990-07-06 | Became Public Law No: 101-323. | House | Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] | TN | R | Q000013 | 231 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 26, 1990, to commemorate the bicentennial of "An Act for the government of the territory of the United States, south of the river Ohio" (from which Tennessee was formed). | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-s-2501 | 101 | s | 2501 | Child Custody Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-04-24 | 1990-05-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Child Custody Jurisdiction Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to specify that a State making an original child custody decree retains jurisdiction as long as such State remains the residence of the child or of any contestant in the custody determination. | 2025-08-26T17:25:08Z | |
| 101-hr-4581 | 101 | hr | 4581 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Tennessee. | Law | 1990-04-23 | 1990-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000503 | 8 | Amends the judicial code to provide for the appointment of one additional bankruptcy judge for the middle District of Tennessee. | 2021-07-01T14:38:05Z | |
| 101-sjres-295 | 101 | sjres | 295 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the Supreme Court or any inferior court of the United States from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes. | Law | 1990-04-20 | 1990-06-19 | Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 29 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Supreme Court or any inferior court of the United States from ordering a State or political subdivision, or an official of such State or subdivision, from laying or increasing taxes. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4578 | 101 | hr | 4578 | To allow holders of unclaimed Postal Savings System certificates of deposit to file claims for such certificates. | Law | 1990-04-19 | 1990-05-01 | Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Treasury, Postal Service. | House | Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6] | SC | D | T000034 | 11 | Amends the Postal Savings System Statute of Limitations Act to allow holders of unclaimed Postal Savings System certificates of deposit until December 31, 1995, to file claims for such certificates. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare a plan to disseminate information on the payment of such claims to those individuals most likely to own such certificates. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-s-2466 | 101 | s | 2466 | National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-04-19 | 1990-04-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and update certain studies relating to radiation and health and submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Congress. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance to State health authorities in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico in the development of preventive treatments and appropriate rehabilitation programs to reduce the risk of diseases resulting from low levels of radiation exposure or related subsequent disabilities; and (2) provide for public information and education programs for prevention and control of diseases resulting from exposure to low levels of radiation by certain individuals. Establishes the National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Program to pay for injuries or death from radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. Declares it to be the ethical obligation of any attorney consulted by an individual with respect to such injury or death to advise the individual of the program. Sets forth requirements and procedures regarding petitions for compensation by: (1) persons residing in parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona during 1951 to 1958 or 1962; and (2) uranium mine employees in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah from 1947 to 1971. Declares the acceptance of payment under these provisions to be in full settlement of all claims against the United States or against any person with respect to the performance of a contract with the United States which may arise out of exposure to radiation. Vests jurisdiction in U.S. Claims Court special masters. Requires the Court to designate a special master to hear cases in the tenth circuit. Applies specified provisions of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program relating to special masters and action by the U.S. Claims Court to petitions filed under this Act. Sets forth criteria for awarding compensation, including that the petitione… | 2025-08-26T17:26:24Z | |
| 101-s-2452 | 101 | s | 2452 | A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a tax preparer's privilege. | Law | 1990-04-05 | 1990-04-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 1 | Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to provide that communications between a lawyer or an accountant and a client with respect to the preparation of a tax return for that client shall be privileged in the courts of the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-4399 | 101 | hr | 4399 | To provide that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shall also sit in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. | Law | 1990-03-27 | 1990-06-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | W000068 | 1 | Amends the Federal judicial code to provide for the U.S. district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to be held in Lancaster. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-4257 | 101 | hr | 4257 | District of Columbia Judicial Reorganization Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-03-14 | 1990-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 1 | District of Columbia Judicial Reorganization Act of 1990 - Title I: Supreme Court of the District of Columbia - Amends the District of Columbia Code to establish the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (Court) consisting of a chief justice and six associate justices with jurisdiction over appeals from final decisions of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that meet specified criteria. Allows the Court, at its discretion, to certify a case for review before it has been determined by the D.C. Court of Appeals, but only under limited circumstances described in this Act. Allows the Court to: (1) answer questions of law certified to it by the U.S. Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals of the United States, or the highest court of any State if a question of D.C. law may be determinative of the case pending in the certifying court; and (2) order the certification of a question of law of another State to the highest court of such State. Provides for the temporary assignment of Court judges to and from other D.C. courts. Directs the chief justice of the Court to annually summon the active judges of the D.C. courts to a Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia for the purpose of advising as to the means of improving the administration of justice within the District of Columbia. Authorizes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 1991 through 1996 for the establishment of the Court. Title II: Judges of the District of Columbia Courts - Makes the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, rather than the President, responsible for designating the chief justice or chief judge of a D.C. court. Directs the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of establishing a District of Columbia Night Court as a division of the D.C. Superior Court. Title III: Judicial Magistrates - Replaces the hearing commissioners of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia with judicial magistrates who shall be appointed by the chief judge… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 101-s-2269 | 101 | s | 2269 | Administrative Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-03-09 | 1990-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 0 | Administrative Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Office) to appoint, fix the compensation of, assign, and direct such personnel as deemed necessary to discharge duties and functions of the Office. Requires the Director to establish a personnel management system for the Office: (1) which provides for the appointment, pay, promotion, and assignment of all employees based on merit; and (2) to which Federal provisions governing appointments and other personnel actions in competitive civil service, and relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, shall not apply. Requires that such system, at a minimum: (1) provide for a schedule of pay rates applicable to all employees; (2) provide that the basic rate of pay not exceed that under level V of the Executive Schedule, with exceptions; (3) incorporate pay comparability principles; (4) provide for pay adjustments as provided for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees; (5) establish procedures for employee evaluations, the granting of periodic pay adjustments, incentive awards, and resolution of employee grievances; (6) establish procedures for disciplinary actions; (7) establish procedures for premium pay; (8) include merit system principles; (9) prohibit personnel practices prohibited under Federal law; (10) prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, or handicapping condition; and (11) provide for the basic rate of pay of not more than five percent of the authorized positions of the Office, with exceptions, to be set at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule. Authorizes the Director to implement flexible and compressed work schedules and to exempt the hours constituting such schedules from premium pay to the extent necessary to implement such schedules. Requires the Director to promulgate regulations prov… | 2025-08-26T17:26:29Z | |
| 101-hr-4208 | 101 | hr | 4208 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow judges who are at least 62 years of age to retire if they have served for at least 25 years. | Law | 1990-03-07 | 1990-03-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | C000919 | 53 | Amends the Federal judicial code to allow Federal judges who have attained the age of 62 and completed 25 years of service to retire on salary from regular active service. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-2242 | 101 | s | 2242 | Judicial Discipline Reform Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-03-07 | 1990-03-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | Judicial Discipline Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the chief judge of a circuit to identify a disciplinary complaint and thereby dispense with the filing of a written complaint. Authorizes: (1) a judge appointed to a special investigative committee to serve on such committee after becoming a senior judge or, in the case of the chief judge of the circuit, after his term as chief judge terminates; and (2) the replacement of a circuit or district court judge who dies or retires while serving on such committee. Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make available to the public a determination, and any reasons for such determination, with respect to the impeachment of a judicial officer. Prohibits the disclosure of papers, documents, and records of proceedings related to judicial discipline except to the extent that the judicial council of the circuit releases a copy of a report of a special investigative committee to the complainant who initiated the report and to the judge or magistrate whose conduct is the subject of the complaint. Authorizes the Judicial Conference to transmit to the House a determination that consideration of impeachment may be warranted, together with appropriate court records, for whatever action the House deems necessary, if a judge or magistrate has been convicted of a felony and all appeals have been finally acted upon or the time for filing has passed without any appeals having been filed. Bars restrictions on the period of time within which a person may file a complaint under provisions relating to a judge's or magistrate's ability to discharge duties of office by reason of mental or physical disability. Includes dismissal of the complaint among the options available to the judicial council in such cases. Authorizes the judicial council to recommend reimbursement for expenses and attorneys' fees where a complaint has been dismissed and the judge or magistrate against whom the complaint was initiated requests reimbursement. Grants the jud… | 2025-08-26T17:26:24Z | |
| 101-hr-4174 | 101 | hr | 4174 | Administrative Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-03-05 | 1990-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 101-474. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 0 | Administrative Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Office) to appoint, fix the compensation of, assign, and direct such personnel as deemed necessary to discharge duties and functions of the Office. Requires the Director to establish a personnel management system for the Office which provides for the appointment, pay, promotion, and assignment of all employees based on merit but without regard to Federal provisions governing appointments and other personnel actions in competitive civil service or relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. Requires that such system, at a minimum: (1) provide for a schedule of pay rates applicable to all employees; (2) provide that the basic rate of pay not exceed that under level V of the Executive Schedule, with exceptions; (3) incorporate pay comparability principles; (4) provide for pay adjustments as provided for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees; (5) establish procedures for employee evaluations, the granting of periodic pay adjustments, incentive awards, and resolution of employee grievances; (6) establish procedures for disciplinary actions; (7) establish procedures for premium pay; (8) include merit system principles; (9) prohibit personnel practices prohibited under Federal law; (10) prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, or handicapping condition; (11) provide for the basic rate of pay of not more than five percent of the authorized positions of the Office, with exceptions, to be set at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule; and (12) in the case of an individual who would be a preference eligible in the executive branch, provide preference for such individual in a manner and to an extent consistent with preference accorded to preference eligibles in the executive branch. Authorizes the Director … | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-4135 | 101 | hr | 4135 | To provide an additional district judgeship for the District of Massachusetts. | Law | 1990-02-28 | 1990-03-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Early, Joseph D. [D-MA-3] | MA | D | E000013 | 0 | Requires the President to appoint one additional judgeship for the District of Massachusetts. Provides for the conversion of an existing temporary judgeship. | 2021-07-01T14:26:32Z | |
| 101-hr-4062 | 101 | hr | 4062 | Emergency Federal Judgeship Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-02-21 | 1990-02-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 12 | Emergency Federal Judgeship Act of 1990 - Requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to prepare and submit to the House and Senate Judiciary committees: (1) a report evaluating the impact of drug-related crime on the Federal district courts; and (2) recommendations on how additional U.S. district court judges should be allocated based on criminal drug-related felony filings per judgeship in each district. Directs the President to appoint 20 additional district judges after the allocation of such judges is determined by law enacted after the submission of such report. | 2025-08-26T17:26:10Z | |
| 101-hr-4024 | 101 | hr | 4024 | To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the term of office of the Director of the Federal Judicial Center, and with respect to creditable service of certain officials of the judicial branch for purposes of retirement. | Law | 1990-02-20 | 1990-02-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to require a Director of the Federal Judicial Center to be retired at age 70 (as under current law) or after completing five years of service as Director, whichever occurs later. Includes as creditable service for purposes of Federal retirement provisions applicable to the Director, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice any service as the principal administrative assistant to a Senator or Representative in the Congress or as the staff director or chief counsel of a Senate or House committee or subcommittee. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-2106 | 101 | s | 2106 | A bill to provide that a justice or judge convicted of a felony shall be suspended from office without pay. | Law | 1990-02-08 | 1990-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that a justice of the Supreme Court, a circuit judge, or a district judge convicted of a felony shall be suspended from office without pay pending the disposition of impeachment proceedings. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-3907 | 101 | hr | 3907 | Judicial Integrity and Independence Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-01-30 | 1990-02-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | H001022 | 12 | Judicial Integrity and Independence Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Attorney General to petition the Chief Justice of the United States to appoint three judges within the Federal judiciary to determine whether a Federal judge (other than the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court) has engaged in conduct constituting a felony under U.S. law and should be removed from office for lack of good behavior. Requires the Chief Justice to make the requested appointments within 30 days after receipt of the petition. Authorizes the Attorney General, within 30 days after receiving notification of appointment of the three-judge court, to file a civil action to remove an accused judge. Specifies that a Federal judge is removable under this Act only by unanimous vote of such court and that such decision shall be final and unreviewable. Abates any civil removal action if the House of Representatives votes an article of impeachment against the accused judge. Makes the civil removal powers of this Act inapplicable to Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. | 2025-08-26T17:28:40Z | |
| 101-hr-3898 | 101 | hr | 3898 | Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-01-25 | 1990-10-27 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 3 | Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require U.S. district courts to implement a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan to facilitate adjudication, monitor discovery, improve litigation management, and ensure just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes. Requires each district plan to be developed or selected after consideration of the recommendations of an advisory group. Directs each advisory group to assess the state of the court's civil and criminal dockets by: (1) determining the condition of such dockets; (2) identifying trends in case filings and in the demands being placed on the court's resources; and (3) identifying the principal causes of cost and delay in civil litigation. Requires the chief judge of each district court to transmit a copy of the plan and a report to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the circuit judicial council, and each district court in the circuit. Specifies that such plan may include: (1) systematic, differential treatment of civil cases that tailors the level of individualized and case specific management to such criteria as case complexity, the amount of time needed to prepare the case for trial, and the judicial and other resources required and available for the preparation and disposition of the case; (2) early and ongoing control of the pretrial process through involvement of a judicial officer in assessing and planning the progress of a case, setting early, firm trial dates, controlling the extent and time for completion of discovery, and setting early deadlines for filing motions and a time framework for their disposition; (3) discovery-case management conferences in complex cases and where appropriate; (4) encouragement of the voluntary exchange of information among litigants and their attorneys; (5) prohibiting the consideration of discovery motions unless accompanied by a certification that the moving party has made a reasonable and good faith effort to reach agreement with op… | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-2027 | 101 | s | 2027 | Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 | Law | 1990-01-25 | 1990-06-26 | Committee on Judiciary. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1097. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 6 | Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require U.S. district courts to implement a civil justice expense and delay reduction plan to facilitate adjudication, streamline discovery, improve judicial case management, and provide for just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes. Requires district plans to be developed jointly by the bench, public, and bar and to address specified elements, including differentiated case management with explicit processing tracks, mandatory discovery-case management procedures, limitations on discovery, alternative dispute resolution, nonbinding conferences at early stages of litigation, judicial accountability procedures, and use of magistrates. Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States and the Federal Judicial Center to develop a model plan, with mandatory implementation within a year in districts not developing their own plans. Requires progress and impact reports to the Congress. Requires district courts to implement transition programs for any case backlogs and to inventory and index pending cases. Directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to automate the court docket in nonautomated districts. Requires: (1) the preparation of a Manual for Litigation Management which includes the rationale and impact of the plans; and (2) expansion of judicial training programs to include case management. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:25:49Z | |
| 101-s-1994 | 101 | s | 1994 | National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-11-22 | 1990-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 1 | National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Program to pay for injuries or death from radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. Declares it to be the ethical obligation of any attorney consulted by an individual with respect to such injury or death to advise the individual of the program. Sets forth requirements and procedures regarding petitions for compensation by: (1) persons residing in parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona during 1951 to 1958 or 1962; and (2) uranium mine employees in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah from 1947 to 1971. Requires that an action under this Act be considered to be in full settlement and discharge of all claims against the Federal Government by the parties to the claim. Vests jurisdiction in U.S. Claims Court special masters. Establishes in such court an office of special masters, requiring the masters appointed under these provisions to be the same individuals who serve as such under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Sets forth criteria for awarding compensation, including that the petitioner must have lived or worked in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, or Utah. Sets compensation at $50,000 for claims relating to nuclear testing and at $100,000 for claims relating to uranium mining. Excludes compensation from provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or any other provision of law. Declares that receipt of an award does not impose any liability on the recipient to repay any insurance carrier or affect any claim against an insurance carrier. Establishes the Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Trust Fund to consist of a specified sum appropriated to the Fund and any amount credited to the Fund under any other provision of law. Terminates the Fund when it has been fully expended or 20 years after enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier. Authorizes appropriations. Requires claims to be filed within two years of en… | 2025-08-26T17:25:16Z | |
| 101-hjres-454 | 101 | hjres | 454 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to the Supreme Court to remove judges in certain cases. | Law | 1989-11-21 | 1989-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] | WI | R | S000244 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Grants the Congress power to authorize the Supreme Court to remove from office any Article III judge if the Supreme Court determines that such judge has been convicted in a Federal court of a criminal offense. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-3813 | 101 | hr | 3813 | Professionals' Liability Reform Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-11-21 | 1989-12-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 17 | Professionals' Liability Reform Act of 1989 - Establishes certain limitations and procedures regarding professional liability actions. Preempts certain State laws. Provides that nothing in this Act shall prohibit any State from developing or implementing alternative procedures for: (1) expediting the adjudication of professional liability claims; (2) resolving professional liability disputes; or (3) compensating for harm caused by professional services. Requires professional liability actions to be brought within three years after the claimant discovered, or should have discovered, the harm. Requires the claimant, in any professional liability action, to establish: (1) that the professional negligently rendered professional services and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the harm; or (2) in a claim for economic injury, that the professional negligently rendered professional services to and for the direct and intended benefit of the claimant, and such services were the proximate cause of the harm. Requires the claimant to establish that, at the time such services were provided, knowledge of the circumstances that caused the harm and a practical means to eliminate such circumstances were reasonably available. States that a professional shall not be liable in a professional liability action in which: (1) the professional's services were rendered to an agency of the Federal or State government; (2) Federal or State contract specifications existed which were material to the claim; and (3) the services rendered conformed to such specifications. Permits future damage awards exceeding $100,000 to be made by periodic payments. Requires that damage awards be offset by any amount received as compensation for the same injury. Establishes a contingency fee schedule for plaintiffs' attorneys. States that the principles of comparative liability shall apply unless persons engaged in concerted action which proximately caused the harm. Permits the awarding of punitive damages only where the conduct of the defendan… | 2025-08-26T17:29:03Z | |
| 101-s-1953 | 101 | s | 1953 | A bill to provide that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shall also sit in Lancaster, PA. | Law | 1989-11-21 | 1989-12-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to provide for the U.S. district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to be held in Lancaster. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-232 | 101 | sjres | 232 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the impeachment of judges. | Law | 1989-11-21 | 1990-03-21 | Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Establishes the Judicial Inquiry Commission to conduct investigations and receive or initiate complaints concerning any judge of the judicial system. Directs the Commission to file a complaint with the Court of the Judiciary if five of the seven Commission members decide that a reasonable basis exists to charge: (1) a judge with violation of any canon of judicial ethics, misconduct in office, or failure to perform duties; or (2) that a judge is physically or mentally unable to perform duties. Requires: (1) all proceedings of the Commission to be confidential (except the filing of a complaint); and (2) the Commission to prosecute the complaints. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt canons of ethics binding on all justices, judges, bankruptcy judges, and magistrates. Creates a Court of the Judiciary with the authority to adjudicate cases brought before it to remove from office and: (1) suspend for up to two years, with or without pay, or censure any judge for misconduct in office or failure to perform the duties of office; or (2) suspend with pay, or place on senior status, any judge who is physically or mentally unable to perform the duties of office. Sets forth provisions with respect to Supreme Court review of appeals of Court of the Judiciary decisions, disqualification from service pending an indictment or information charging a judge with a felony, and termination of salary if a judge is convicted or suspended. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-sjres-233 | 101 | sjres | 233 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the impeachment of Article III judges. | Law | 1989-11-21 | 1990-03-21 | Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Grants the Congress the power to provide for: (1) the removal from office and lesser sanctions for justices, judges, and other Federal judicial officers found guilty of misconduct, failure or inability to perform the duties of office, or violating judicial ethics canons; and (2) the suspension of such officers, with or without pay, when convicted of a felony or under indictment or information charging such officer with a felony. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-3785 | 101 | hr | 3785 | Pornography Victims Compensation Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-11-20 | 1989-12-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 25 | Pornography Victims' Compensation Act of 1989 - Creates a cause of action against a producer, distributor, exhibitor, or seller of sexually explicit material by a victim of a rape, sexual assault, or sexual crime, or by the estate, guardian, or survivors of any such victim. Conditions the recovery of damages on proof by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the victim was a victim of a rape, sexual assault, or a sexual crime; (2) the material is obscene, in the case of sex crimes, is sexually explicit and violent, or in the case of sex crimes against minors, depicts minors participating in sexually explicit activity and was a proximate cause of the offense; and (3) the defendant is a producer or distributor of the material or exhibited or sold it to the sexual offender and should have known that the material was obscene, in the case of sex crimes, is sexually explicit and violent, or, in the case of sex crimes against minors, depicts minors participating in sexually explicit activity. Sets forth criteria by which the finder of fact may reasonably infer that such material was a proximate cause of the offense, including unusual similarities between the acts depicted and the actual offense, testimony of the offender, and testimony of experts who have examined the offender that such material influenced or incited the commission of the offense. Authorizes the award of damages for economic loss, compensation for pain and suffering, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs to prevailing plaintiffs. Sets a statute of limitations of six years from the date the right of action first accrued or, in the case of a legal disability, not later than three years after the termination of such disability. | 2025-08-26T17:24:46Z | |
| 101-hr-3707 | 101 | hr | 3707 | To allow the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida to be held in Lakeland. | Law | 1989-11-17 | 1990-06-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] | FL | R | I000029 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to provide for U.S. district court for the Middle District of Florida to be held in Lakeland. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-3670 | 101 | hr | 3670 | To authorize the appropriation of sums necessary for the expansion of the membership of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 50 associate judges to 58 associate judges. | Law | 1989-11-16 | 1989-12-13 | Became Public Law No: 101-232. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 3 | Amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize increasing the number of associate judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. | 2023-02-17T14:56:22Z | |
| 101-s-1851 | 101 | s | 1851 | Judicial Integrity and Independence Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-11-08 | 1989-12-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 1 | Judicial Integrity and Independence Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Attorney General to petition the Chief Justice of the United States to appoint three judges within the Federal judiciary to determine whether a Federal judge (other than the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court) has engaged in conduct constituting a felony under U.S. law and should be removed from office for lack of good behavior. Requires the Chief Justice to make the requested appointments within 30 days after receipt of the petition. Authorizes the Attorney General, within 30 days after receiving notification of appointment of the three-judge court, to file a civil action to remove an accused judge. Specifies that a Federal judge is removable under this Act only by unanimous vote of such court and that such decision shall be final and unreviewable. Abates any civil removal action if the House of Representatives votes an article of impeachment against the accused judge. Makes the civil removal powers of this Act inapplicable to Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. | 2025-08-26T17:26:28Z | |
| 101-s-1828 | 101 | s | 1828 | A bill to provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, to make the temporary judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois permanent, and to provide an additional temporary judgeship for each of the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. | Law | 1989-11-01 | 1989-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 1 | Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois. Provides for the conversion of an existing temporary judgeship. Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the Central District of Illinois and one additional district judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Limits the refilling of future vacancies in such districts. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-3553 | 101 | hr | 3553 | Civil Statute of Limitations Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-10-31 | 1989-11-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Civil Statute of Limitations Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that, except as otherwise provided by law, a civil action arising under an Act of Congress may not be commenced later than ten years after the cause of action accrues. | 2025-08-26T17:28:06Z | |
| 101-hr-3541 | 101 | hr | 3541 | To provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, to make the temporary judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois permanent, and to provide an additional temporary judgeship for each of the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. | Law | 1989-10-27 | 1989-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 11 | Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois. Provides for the conversion of an existing temporary judgeship. Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the Central District of Illinois and one additional district judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Limits the refilling of future vacancies in such districts. | 2021-07-01T14:21:33Z | |
| 101-hr-3538 | 101 | hr | 3538 | To provide an additional judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois, and to provide an additional temporary judgeship for each of the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois. | Law | 1989-10-26 | 1989-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 1 | Amends the judicial code to provide for the appointment of one additional district judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Provides for the appointment of an incumbent judge. Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge each for the Central District of Illinois and for the Southern District of Illinois. Provides a limitation on filling a vacant position in such districts. | 2021-07-01T14:21:33Z | |
| 101-hr-3492 | 101 | hr | 3492 | To provide for a divisional venue in certain Federal civil cases in which a single defendant resides in the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri. | Law | 1989-10-18 | 1990-06-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 0 | States that any Federal civil action not of a local nature against a single defendant who resides in the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri must be brought in that division. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-3470 | 101 | hr | 3470 | District of Columbia Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-10-16 | 1990-03-15 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 2 | District of Columbia Judicial Reorganization Act of 1989 - Title I: Supreme Court of the District of Columbia - Amends the District of Columbia Code to establish the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (Court) consisting of a chief justice and six associate justices with jurisdiction over appeals from final decisions of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that meet specified criteria. Allows the Court, at its discretion, to certify a case for review before it has been determined by the D.C. Court of Appeals, but only under limited circumstances described in this Act. Allows the Court to: (1) answer questions of law certified to it by the U.S. Supreme Court, a Court of Appeals of the United States, or the highest court of any State, if a question of D.C. law may be determinative of the case pending in the certifying court; and (2) order the certification of a question of law of another State to the highest court of such State. Provides for the temporary assignment of Court judges to and from other D.C. courts. Directs the chief justice of the Court to annually summon the active judges of the D.C. courts to a Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia for the purpose of advising as to means of improving the administration of justice within the District of Columbia. Authorizes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY 1991 through 1996 for the establishment of the Court. Title II: Judges of the District of Columbia Courts - Reduces the tenure of D.C. court judges from 15 to ten years. Makes the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, rather than the President, responsible for designating the chief judge of a D.C. court. Increases the number of associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 50 to 58. Title III: Judicial Magistrates - Replaces the hearing commissioners of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia with judicial magistrates who shall be appointed by the Judicial Magistrate Selection Commission from among individuals recommended by… | 2025-08-26T17:26:53Z | |
| 101-hr-3406 | 101 | hr | 3406 | Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1990 | Law | 1989-10-04 | 1990-07-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 1 | Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant Federal district courts original jurisdiction over civil actions arising out of a single accident that results in the death or injury of 25 or more natural persons, provided the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000 per person and minimal diversity of citizenship exists. Authorizes venue in any district in which a defendant resides or in which a substantial part of the accident occurred. Expands district court authority over such transferred actions (previously covered only pretrial proceedings) to permit joint trial of liability issues and of punitive damage issues. Calls for remand of damage determinations (other than punitive damages), including the possibility of remand to State courts in which actions were originally filed, unless the Federal court finds that it would serve the convenience of parties and witnesses and the interests of justice to retain the damages phase of the action as well. Permits removal of actions from State to U.S. district courts to invoke the proposed jurisdiction and to join actions within the jurisdiction pending before the Federal court. Authorizes removal before trial within 30 days of a defendant's becoming a party to a suit under this Act, or at a later time with leave of the district court. Establishes a presumption in favor of discretionary remand to State courts for damages determinations after rulings on liability. Provides that the district court in which an action under this Act is pending shall determine the source of the applicable substantive law and is not bound by the choice of law rules of any State. Requires the responsible district court to enter an order designating the jurisdiction whose law is to be applied in all actions under this Act arising from the same incident. Identifies factors that may be relevant in such choice of law determinations. Authorizes nationwide service of process and, upon a showing of good cause, nationwide service of subpoenas with regard to… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-3358 | 101 | hr | 3358 | To require random drug testing of Federal judicial branch officers and employees. | Law | 1989-09-27 | 1989-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Directs the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to require random drug testing of officers and employees within the judicial branch. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-1666 | 101 | s | 1666 | Judicial Salary Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-09-25 | 1989-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Judicial Salary Act of 1989 - Increases the annual salary rates of the Chief Justice, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, U.S. circuit judges, U.S. district judges, and judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade by 25 percent of their respective existing rates. Repeals a provision of the judicial code that required specific congressional authorization for salary increases for Federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:28:16Z | |
| 101-s-1667 | 101 | s | 1667 | A bill to restore lost compensation and establish the procedure for adjusting future compensation of justices and judges of the United States. | Law | 1989-09-25 | 1989-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Increases the annual salary rates of the Chief Justice, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, U.S. circuit judges, U.S. district judges, and judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade by 30 percent of their respective existing rates. Requires that certain judicial salary rates be adjusted on the same date and by the same percentage amount that civil service retirement annuities are increased. Repeals a provision of the judicial code that required specific congressional authorization for salary increases for Federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 101-sres-180 | 101 | sres | 180 | A resolution to encourage schools and civic enterprises to observe the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights on September 25, 1989. | Law | 1989-09-20 | 1989-09-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 27 | Recognizes September 25, 1989, as the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. Encourages schools and civic enterprises to observe such anniversary by reading and discussing the meaning of the Bill of Rights. | 2021-07-01T15:01:39Z | |
| 101-hr-3260 | 101 | hr | 3260 | To amend section 2401 of title 28, United States Code, to extend the time for presenting tort claims of persons under the age of 18 years. | Law | 1989-09-13 | 1989-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to allow a tort claim against the United States of any person who is under the age of 18 years at the time the claim accrues to be presented not later than two years after such person reaches the age of 18 years. | 2021-07-01T14:19:03Z | |
| 101-hr-3261 | 101 | hr | 3261 | To amend section 2401 of title 28, United States Code, to extend the time for presenting tort claims of persons under legal disability. | Law | 1989-09-13 | 1989-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to allow a tort claim against the United States of any person who is under legal disability at the time the claim accrues to be presented not later than two years after the disability ceases. | 2021-07-01T14:19:03Z | |
| 101-s-1609 | 101 | s | 1609 | A bill to provide for an additional district court judge for the judicial district of Nebraska. | Law | 1989-09-12 | 1989-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 1 | Amends the Federal judicial code to increase the number of district court judgeships for the District of Nebraska. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-3163 | 101 | hr | 3163 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. | Law | 1989-08-04 | 1990-06-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 7 | Amends the Federal judicial code to add a new judicial district in California to be comprised of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Provides that court for the new Western District shall be held in Santa Ana. Provides that any district judge of the Central District of California whose official duty station is in Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino County on the day before the effective date of this Act shall be a district judge of the Western District. Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a U.S. attorney and a U.S. marshal for the Western District. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-3198 | 101 | hr | 3198 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for jury trials in tort actions against the United States involving death or serious bodily injury. | Law | 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] | FL | D | S000586 | 0 | Amends the Federal judicial code to permit a jury trial in civil actions against the United States for money damages for death or serious bodily injury caused by the negligent act or omission of any Government employee while acting within the scope of employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred. | 2021-07-01T14:18:42Z | |
| 101-s-1564 | 101 | s | 1564 | Victims of Terrorism Judicial Remedy Act | Law | 1989-08-04 | 1989-09-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 5 | Victims of Terrorism Judicial Remedy Act - Provides that property of the United States or a foreign state that is used for a commercial activity in the United States shall not be immune from attachment or execution in the case of a claim based upon intentional acts of violence intended to cause, or actually resulting in, bodily harm. | 2025-08-26T17:27:16Z | |
| 101-s-1436 | 101 | s | 1436 | Land Management Review Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-07-31 | 1990-02-22 | Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-944. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 6 | Land Management Review Act of 1989 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to give the U.S. courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review an action of the Secretary of Agriculture that approves, amends, revises, or declines to amend or revise a land and resource management plan of the Forest Service on a petition for review of such action or plan on any ground. Gives the U.S. district courts jurisdiction to review an action of the Secretary that implements a land and resource management plan or otherwise pertains to a timber sale or harvest or an activity in connection with, or in preparation for, such sale or harvest on a complaint that challenges or seeks to enjoin the action on any ground. Prohibits a person from submitting a petition for review of the Secretary's action or plan if such person failed to: (1) formally submit timely written comment on such action; and (2) exhaust all administrative appeals and other administrative remedies available to object to the action. Prohibits the submission of a petition for review on a ground not raised in a timely manner and with specificity before the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to take action without regard to, or without there being in place, a regional guide not required by the Act that is developed under regulations of the Forest Service to reflect general coordination of the National Forest System, State and private forestry, and research programs. States that no court has jurisdiction to enjoin, invalidate, or review: (1) such a regional guide; (2) an environmental analysis or any other document prepared in connection with such a regional guide; or (3) any action of the Secretary, on the ground that such a regional guide is not in place. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to include parallel provisions with respect to actions of the Secretary of the Interior (with the exception of the provision relating to the regional guide). | 2025-08-26T17:27:12Z | |
| 101-hr-2981 | 101 | hr | 2981 | Victims of Terrorism Judicial Remedy Act | Law | 1989-07-24 | 1989-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 6 | Victims of Terrorism Judicial Remedy Act - Provides that property of the United States or a foreign state that is used for a commercial activity in the United States shall not be immune from attachment or execution in the case of a claim based upon intentional acts of violence intended to cause, or actually resulting in, bodily harm. | 2025-08-26T17:26:16Z | |
| 101-hr-2906 | 101 | hr | 2906 | Legal Services Corporation Amendments Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-07-17 | 1989-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 7 | Legal Services Corporation Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to allow a court to award reasonable costs and legal fees to a prevailing defendant (in an action commenced by the Legal Services Corporation or a recipient of Corporation assistance) where: (1) the action was frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation; (2) the action was pursued to harass the defendant; or (3) the Corporation or recipient maliciously abused legal process. Provides that any such costs and fees shall be paid by the Corporation, by the recipient, or by the attorney, as determined by the Court. (Current law provides for: (1) the awarding of such costs and fees only where the action was pursued to harass the defendant or where the Corporation or recipient abused legal process; and (2) the payment of such costs and fees by the Corporation.) | 2025-08-26T17:27:37Z | |
| 101-s-1327 | 101 | s | 1327 | A bill to amend section 97 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for Federal district court to be held in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. | Law | 1989-07-14 | 1989-08-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 0 | Provides that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky shall be held in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in addition to those places currently provided by law. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-2884 | 101 | hr | 2884 | Legal Services Administration Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-07-13 | 1989-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] | TX | R | C000653 | 39 | Legal Services Administration Act of 1989 - Establishes the Legal Services Administration within the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs. Declares that the purpose of the Administration is to provide legal assistance to eligible clients through the making of grants to providers of such assistance. Gives the Administrator of the Administration the authority to determine whether an applicant shall receive a grant under this Act. Sets forth the powers and authorized activities of the Administration. Enumerates those areas in which grant recipients are: (1) authorized to provide legal assistance; and (2) prohibited from providing legal assistance. Prohibits a grant recipient from lobbying on certain issues or engaging in specified political activities. Authorizes appropriations. Gives any person or entity a private cause of action against a recipient for the purpose of enforcing this Act. Repeals the Legal Services Corporation Act. Provides for the transfer of all assets, liabilities, obligations, property, and records of the Legal Services Corporation to the Administration. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 to carry out the transition from the Corporation to the Administration. | 2025-08-26T17:27:49Z | |
| 101-hr-2861 | 101 | hr | 2861 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of an additional district judge for the Southern District of Florida. | Law | 1989-07-11 | 1989-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] | FL | D | S000586 | 6 | Amends the judicial code to provide for the appointment of one additional district judge for the Southern District of Florida. | 2021-07-01T13:55:30Z | |
| 101-hjres-312 | 101 | hjres | 312 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit Congress to grant power to bodies in the judicial branch to remove judges for cause. | Law | 1989-06-22 | 1989-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] | WI | D | K000259 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Grants the Congress power to authorize the removal, for impeachable offenses, of Article III judges by bodies consisting of other judges of those courts. Allows the Supreme Court to review and reverse such decisions. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-1226 | 101 | s | 1226 | Pornography Victims' Compensation Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-06-22 | 1989-06-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 11 | Pornography Victims' Compensation Act of 1989 - Creates a cause of action against a producer, distributor, exhibitor, or seller of sexually explicit material by a victim of a rape, sexual assault, or sexual crime, or by the estate, guardian, or survivors of any such victim. Conditions the recovery of damages on proof by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the victim was a victim of a rape, sexual assault, or a sexual crime; (2) the material is sexually explicit and was a proximate cause of the offense; and (3) the defendant is a producer or distributor of the material or exhibited or sold it to the sexual offender and should have known that the material was sexually explicit. Sets forth criteria by which the finder of fact may reasonably infer that such material was a proximate cause of the offense, including unusual similarities between the acts depicted and the actual offense, testimony of the offender, and testimony of experts who have examined the offender that such material influenced or incited the commission of the offense. Lists additional factors to be considered by the finder of fact, including: (1) possession by the offender of material produced, distributed, exhibited, or sold by the defendant; (2) whether such material depicts violent behavior or children participating in sexual activity; and (3) whether anything contained in such material would tend to promote violent sexual acts or the sexual abuse of children. Authorizes the award of damages for economic loss, compensation for pain and suffering, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs to prevailing plaintiffs. Sets a statute of limitations of six years from the date the right of action first accrued or, in the case of a legal disability, not later than three years after the termination of such disability. Authorizes injunctive relief to enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition, or sale of any such material found to have influenced or incited the sexual offender to commit the offense. Sets forth additional requirements for the granti… | 2025-08-26T17:29:23Z | |
| 101-sres-147 | 101 | sres | 147 | An original resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Senate to discharge certain functions under chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code (relating to claims of or against the United States Government). | Law | 1989-06-16 | 1989-06-20 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Requires the Senate to be considered a legislative agency and deems the Secretary of the Senate to be the head of such legislative agency for purposes of provisions relating to claims of or against the Government. Provides that regulations prescribed by the Secretary relating to administrative offset shall not become effective until they are approved by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 101-hjres-294 | 101 | hjres | 294 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the automatic removal of Federal judges upon their conviction of serious crimes. | Law | 1989-06-13 | 1989-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4] | IL | D | S000056 | 14 | Constitutional Amendment - Requires the removal from office of an Article III judge upon conviction of a criminal offense punishable by more than one year's imprisonment. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-s-1163 | 101 | s | 1163 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Code to limit the length of time for which an individual may be incarcerated for civil contempt in a child custody case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and to provide for expedited appeal procedures to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for individuals found in civil contempt in such case. | Law | 1989-06-13 | 1989-09-07 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 6 | Amends the District of Columbia Code to set a 12-month limit on the term of imprisonment which may be imposed for civil contempt in child custody cases. Requires the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to hear an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia holding an individual in contempt and imposing imprisonment on such individual in the course of a child custody case within 60 days after such individual requests such appeal. Makes the preceding amendments inapplicable 18 months after this Act's enactment, but applicable to persons incarcerated on or before such date. Direct the Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committees to study civil contempt law and procedures in the District of Columbia and the Federal courts and report to the Senate, by September 1, 1990, on their findings and recommendations for changes to current law. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 101-hr-2536 | 101 | hr | 2536 | To amend section 2680(a) of title 28, United States Code, to narrow the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act. | Law | 1989-06-01 | 1989-11-08 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 0 | Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to provide that the Government may be held liable for damages resulting from negligent acts committed during the implementation of a discretionary function or duty. States that the exception provided policy decisions respecting such discretionary functions or duties shall continue. | 2021-07-01T13:48:12Z | |
| 101-s-1100 | 101 | s | 1100 | Lawsuit Reform Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-06-01 | 1989-06-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 2 | Lawsuit Reform Act of 1989 - Sets forth uniform national standards regarding liability in tort actions. Preempts and supersedes inconsistent Federal and State laws. Provides for an award of costs and attorney's fees to the prevailing party, with an exception and certain limitations. Provides that all claims which are subject to the provisions of this Act shall be governed by the principles of comparative responsibility, unless persons acting in concert caused the injury or damage. Declares that it shall be a complete defense to any civil action under this Act if: (1) the claimant was intoxicated or under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or any drug; and (2) as a result of such intoxication or influence, the claimant was more than 50 percent responsible for causing the accident which resulted in his harm. Requires the attorneys to advise each party of the existence and availability of alternative dispute resolution options and to file notice with the court certifying that the clients were so advised. Requires that damage awards be reduced by any amount received as workers' compensation benefits where the employer or the insurance carrier does not have a lien against the claimant's recovery in a separate action. Prohibits a non-natural person from bringing a civil action for deprivation of rights, except that an entity whose primary purpose is to protect constitutional rights may bring such action to protect any such right. Limits the awarding of damages against a local government. | 2025-08-26T17:26:17Z | |
| 101-s-982 | 101 | s | 982 | Radiation Victims Fair Treatment Act | Law | 1989-05-12 | 1990-10-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 986. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 40 | Radiation Victims Fair Treatment Act - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to repeal provisions which: (1) substitute the United States as the defendant in all suits against private contractors for radiation injuries arising from atomic weapons testing programs (thus providing for the civil liability of such contractors); and (2) make the Federal Tort Claims Act the sole remedy for those injuries. Details the applicability of statutes of limitations. Limits the award of attorney fees for actions brought under this Act to ten percent of the award of actual damages, but does not preclude a contract for legal representation for a lesser amount. Requires the United States to: (1) indemnify, hold harmless, and guarantee payment of any judgments entered for any claimant with respect to actions filed under this Act; (2) indemnify and reimburse any private contractor to the United States who is successful in defending such a claim for all costs, attorney fees, and litigation-related expenses incurred in defending such action; and (3) reimburse such contractors for all reasonable costs associated with the good faith settlement of claims in the event an action is settled prior to litigation or a consent decree is entered pursuant to a settlement agreement. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-2332 | 101 | hr | 2332 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of 2 additional district judges for the District of Connecticut. | Law | 1989-05-11 | 1989-05-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | M000992 | 5 | Amends the judicial code to provide for the appointment of two additional district judges for the District of Connecticut. | 2021-07-01T13:44:25Z | |
| 101-hr-2295 | 101 | hr | 2295 | Radiation Victims Fair Treatment Act | Law | 1989-05-09 | 1989-05-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 2 | Radiation Victims Fair Treatment Act - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to repeal provisions which: (1) substitute the United States as defendant in all suits against private contractors for radiation injuries arising from atomic weapons testing programs; and (2) make the Federal Tort Claims Act the sole remedy for those injuries. Details the applicability of statutes of limitations. | 2025-08-26T17:27:38Z | |
| 101-hr-2296 | 101 | hr | 2296 | To amend the District of Columbia Code to limit the length of time for which an individual may be incarcerated for civil contempt in the courts of the District of Columbia and to provide for expedited appeal procedures to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for individuals found in civil contempt. | Law | 1989-05-09 | 1989-05-22 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 0 | Amends the District of Columbia Code to set an 18-month limit on the term of imprisonment which may be imposed for contempt of court. Requires the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to hear an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia holding an individual in contempt and imposing imprisonment on such individual within 60 days after such individual requests such appeal. | 2021-07-01T13:44:16Z | |
| 101-s-948 | 101 | s | 948 | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-05-09 | 1990-03-06 | Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-829. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 8 | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1989 - Divides the current U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, consisting of 19 judges, and holding regular sessions in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of the States of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of nine judges, and holding regular sessions in Portland and Seattle. | 2025-08-26T17:24:29Z | |
| 101-hr-2181 | 101 | hr | 2181 | To restore lost compensation and establish the procedure for adjusting future compensation of justices and judges of the United States. | Law | 1989-05-02 | 1989-11-16 | See H.R.3660. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 22 | Increases the annual salary rates of the Chief Justice, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Judges, U.S. District Judges, and judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade by 30 percent of their respective existing rates. Requires that certain judicial salary rates be adjusted on the same date that civil service retirement annuities are increased and by the same percentage amount as such annuities are increased. Repeals a provision of the judicial code that required specific congressional authorization for salary increases for Federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 101-hr-2163 | 101 | hr | 2163 | Victims of Terrorism Judicial Remedy Act | Law | 1989-05-01 | 1989-05-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 6 | Victims of Terrorism Judicial Remedy Act - Broadens the definition of property of a foreign state in the United States for purposes of exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution to include the property of an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of such foreign state. Deletes the requirement that such property be used for a commercial activity. Adds as exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution that: (1) in the case of a claim based upon acts of violence in the United States intended to result or actually resulting in bodily harm, such property is used or intended to be used for a commercial activity in the United States; and (2) such property belongs to a foreign state engaged in a commercial activity in the United States and the judgment relates to a claim for which the foreign state is not immune from jurisdiction by virtue of a general exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state or as a result of certain counterclaims. | 2025-08-26T17:24:39Z | |
| 101-hr-2136 | 101 | hr | 2136 | District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act of 1989 | Law | 1989-04-26 | 1989-09-23 | Became Public Law No: 101-97. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 25 | District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act of 1989 - Amends the District of Columbia Code to limit the term of incarceration for civil contempt in child custody cases to 12 months, except in cases where a person incarcerated for civil contempt is charged with criminal contempt for failure to comply with a court order. Provides that an individual may be charged for criminal contempt no earlier than six months and no later than 12 months after incarceration for civil contempt in a child custody case, and be imprisoned until the completion of the trial for criminal contempt, but in no case for more than 18 months. Requires that such criminal contempt trial: (1) begin within 90 days after the individual is charged with criminal contempt; (2) be a trial by jury upon such individual's request; and (3) not be conducted before the judge who incarcerated such individual for contempt. Requires the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to hear an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia holding an individual in contempt and imposing imprisonment on such individual in the course of a child custody case within 60 days after such individual requests such appeal. Directs the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on the District of Columbia to study civil contempt law and procedures in District of Columbia courts and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to study civil contempt laws and procedures in Federal courts. Requires reports on such studies by September 1, 1990. Makes this Act applicable to persons imprisoned during the 18-month period beginning on the date of this Act's enactment. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 101-hr-2030 | 101 | hr | 2030 | To provide for an additional district judge in the District of Oregon. | Law | 1989-04-18 | 1989-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Amends the judicial code to provide for the appointment of one additional district judge for the District of Oregon. | 2021-07-01T13:41:36Z |
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