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109th Congress · 2005–2007
S. 2016
A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Cour…
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Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12950) · November 16, 2005 Understand the measure
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In committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12950)
Recorded November 16, 2005, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Official title
A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Status, sponsor and actions from the official GovInfo record, read October 12, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-109-s2016- Permanent link
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- Last checked
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AP style
Vote Files, "S. 2016 (109th Congress): A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-109-s2016
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 2016 (109th Congress): A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [Bill record]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-109-s2016
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 2016 (109th Congress): A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-109-s2016.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 2016 (109th Congress): A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-109-s2016}},
note = {Reference number bill-109-s2016; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2016; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 15, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-109-s2016
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