Mike Crapo (R-ID)
A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to authorize one additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. Under this legislation, the President would appoint the new judge with the advice and consent of the Senate. The bill also includes a technical amendment to update the existing code regarding the number of judges for Idaho. This change ensures the official record reflects the new total.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The addition of a new district judge increases judicial capacity which can facilitate more efficient legal proceedings and due process.
- Scored +2
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Increasing judicial capacity in Idaho provides better legal infrastructure for residents of the state.
- Scored +1
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill includes a technical amendment to ensure the United States Code accurately reflects the number of judges in Idaho.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Additional Judicial Resource: By authorizing the President to appoint 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho, the bill provides more judicial capacity for the region (Section 1(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The addition of a new district judge increases judicial capacity which can facilitate more efficient legal proceedings and due process. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill includes a technical amendment to ensure the United States Code accurately reflects the number of judges in Idaho.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Increasing judicial capacity in Idaho provides better legal infrastructure for residents of the state.
- 1/9/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
James RischRepublican · Idaho