{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-320","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":320,"title":"Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2021","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2021-01-13","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001148","fullName":"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]","party":"R","state":"ID","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2021-03-05","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet."},"policyArea":"Law","subjects":["Alaska","Arizona","California","Federal appellate courts","Guam","Hawaii","Idaho","Judges","Judicial procedure and administration","Montana","Nevada","Northern Mariana Islands","Oregon","U.S. territories and protectorates","Washington State"],"actions":[{"date":"2021-03-05","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-01-13","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-01-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-01-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit.</p> <p>The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.","updateDate":"2025-01-16T12:12:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":293,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:22:15.678Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Ninth%20Circuit%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20Judgeship%20and%20Reorganization%20"}]}}