H.R. 565

119 HR 565 IH: District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 565  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 20, 2025   Ms. Norton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025  .
2.
Residency requirements for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia
(a)
Circuit judges
Section 44(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  Except in the District of Columbia, each  and inserting  Each ;
(2)
by striking  his appointment  and inserting  his or her appointment ; and
(3)
by striking  state  and inserting  State .
(b)
District judges
Section 134 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the first sentence of subsection (b)—
(A)
by striking  the District of Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and  and inserting  the Southern District of New York and ; and
(B)
by striking  for which he  and inserting  for which he or she ; and
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking  his  each place it appears and inserting  his or her .
(c)
United States attorneys
Section 545(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting  Each United States attorney shall reside in the district for which he or she is appointed, except that those officers of the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles thereof. .
(d)
United States marshals
Section 561(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(1)
the marshal for the Southern District of New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; and
 .
(e)
Clerks
Section 751(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking  District of Columbia and the .
(f)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply only to individuals appointed after the date of the enactment of this Act.