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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2353
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 14, 2007
Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States, and to increase fees for bankruptcy trustees.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Fair Judicial Compensation Act of
2007
.
Judicial salary increase
In general
The annual salaries of the Chief Justice of the United States, associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, United States circuit judges, United States district judges, and judges of the United States Court of International Trade are increased in the amount of 16.5 percent of their respective annual salary rates in effect on the effective date of this Act, rounded to the nearest $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100).
Coordination rule
If a pay adjustment under subsection (a) is to be made for an office or position as of the same date that any other pay adjustment would take effect for such office or position, the adjustment under this Act shall be made first.
Effective date
This section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bankruptcy trustees
Section 330(b)(2) of
title 11, United States Code, is amended, in the undesignated matter following
subparagraph (B), by striking $15
each place that term appears
and inserting $55
.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.