{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-270","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":270,"title":"Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2023","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-01-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001148","fullName":"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]","party":"R","state":"ID","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-01-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"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":"2023-01-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-01-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-01-10","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 2023 </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":"2024-07-24T15:24:09Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":469,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:05:48.979Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Ninth%20Circuit%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20Judgeship%20and%20Reorganization%20"}]}}