Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020 This bill expands the authority of a judge to provide transportation and related expenses to a defendant to travel to a federal criminal court proceeding and also authorizes a magistrate judge to rule on post-judgment motions in certain criminal cases. (A magistrate judge assists a district court judge and exercises certain authority delegated by the district court judge to the magistrate judge, such as conducting trials in certain misdemeanor cases if the defendant consents.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-534.
Ms. Garcia (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5142-5143)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8124.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5142)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-534.
Ms. Garcia (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5142-5143)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8124.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5142)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencingJudicial procedure and administrationJurisdiction and venueLegal fees and court costsTransportation costsTravel and tourism
Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8124| House
| Updated: 10/19/2020
Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020 This bill expands the authority of a judge to provide transportation and related expenses to a defendant to travel to a federal criminal court proceeding and also authorizes a magistrate judge to rule on post-judgment motions in certain criminal cases. (A magistrate judge assists a district court judge and exercises certain authority delegated by the district court judge to the magistrate judge, such as conducting trials in certain misdemeanor cases if the defendant consents.)
Criminal procedure and sentencingJudicial procedure and administrationJurisdiction and venueLegal fees and court costsTransportation costsTravel and tourism