Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7747.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 49, March 20, 2024, Page H1295):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally, Congress has the The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would transition the current ten temporary district judgeships in the United States to a permanent appointment status.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 20, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7747, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7747

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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