119-hr565

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 565 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 565

 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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 20, 2025

 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Federal 
Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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.
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