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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide that full-time magistrates and bankruptcy judges receive a salary equal to 92 percent of the salary paid to judges of the district courts of the United States.

S. 696Introduced Mar 10, 1987Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 13, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Albert Gore (D-TN), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.