S. 3998 · 118th Congress

Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024

Introduced on Mar 20, 2024 by Ted Cruz (R-TX). 19 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-203.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-203
Introduced
Mar 20, 2024
Cosponsors
19
7 from the other party
Policy area
Law
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to provide for the permanent appointment of certain temporary district judgeships.

Subjects

  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Federal district courts
  • Florida
  • Hawaii
  • Judges
  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Texas

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ted CruzR-TXSponsor

Democrats · 7

Independents · 1

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 390–0

History

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  1. Mar 20, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 20, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Apr 20, 2024Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Apr 20, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 20, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Apr 20, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2928-2929; text: CR S2929)
  7. Apr 23, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Apr 26, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Apr 26, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7172-7173)
  12. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3998.
  13. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7220)
  15. Dec 16, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 503). (text: CR H7172)House · Roll call 503
  16. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 0 (Roll no. 503). (text: CR H7172)House · Roll call 503
  17. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 23, 2024Presented to President.
  19. Dec 23, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  21. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-203.
  23. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-203.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.