House Proceeding on Oct 28th, 2009 :: 2:53:40 to 2:55:45
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2:53:33 to 2:53:53( Edit History Discussion )

Stephen Cohen: provide improfor the operations of the federal and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, and the gentleman texas, mr. poe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair rec gentleman fromtown tfpblet mr. cohen: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

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Speech By: Stephen Cohen

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Stephen Cohen: mr. cohen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cohen: mr. speaker, i'm honored to bring to the floor h.r. 3632, the federal judiciary administrative improvements act of 2009. this bill will enact basic courts to ensure our federal court system is efficient and effective. the first section of 3632

2:54:16 to 2:54:36( Edit History Discussion )

Stephen Cohen: seeks to address an inconsistency in the law and the eligibility of senior judges to participate in court governance matters. this change will ensure they have the ability to participate in the selection of magistrate judges. this legislation will also streamline the work of the district of north dakota by eliminating the reference to divisions.

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Stephen Cohen: h.r. 3632 will also correct inequalities among members of the judiciary. first it adjusts the disability retirement coverage and cost of living annuity adjustments of four territorial justices so that these members of the judiciary will be treated like other term judges such as bankruptcy and magistrate judges. second this bill will change the annual leave himent for

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Stephen Cohen: judiciary branch h.r. 3632 also makes minor judgments for -- adjustments for criminal matters. control and protection of confidential information by allowing the courts to separate the judgment and statement reason forms. in addition small changes will clarify the scopet and authority of federal pretrial service officers to assist juveniles. it will change the timeline for

2:55:20 to 2:55:40( Edit History Discussion )

Stephen Cohen: the statistical reporting of criminaliretapping orders by extending the deadline for judges to file these orders by several months. wiretap reports will continue to be provided annually to ease the administrative burden on judges and make those annual reports more accurate. this noncontroversial legislation has bipartisan support. it has the full backing of the judicial conference of the

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Stephen Cohen: united states and the senate recently introduced companion legislation.