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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

An Act to establish a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Courts of Appeals.

S. 956Introduced Jun 22, 1995Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Gorton R-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 28, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 956.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 956, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Robert Packwood (R-OR), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Gorton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.