The House cleared bipartisan legislation to convert all federal temporary judgeships into permanent positions, part of an effort to relieve pressure on overburdened courts after President Joe Biden threatened to veto broader legislation.
The House voted 390-0 on Monday in favor of the Senate-passed bill (S. 3998) under a streamlined procedure for legislation that has broad support in the chamber, sending it to Biden’s desk for signature. It passed the Senate via voice vote in April.
The bill would make permanent the existing 10 temporary federal district judgeships in 10 states. Those judgeships all have been in place for decades ...