An act to raise the retirement age for judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Public Law 98-235 · H.R. 3655 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Mar 19, 1984 · Law
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment)
Raises from 70 to 74 the retirement age for Superior Court judges in the District of Columbia and judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Increases the number of associate Judges of the Superior Court from 43 to 50.
Directs the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission to submit lists for initial nominations and appointments to judicial positions created under this Act within 90 days after the date of enactment.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Judiciary and Education Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Mar 19, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-235.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 7, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 2, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
- Feb 22, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments.
- Feb 9, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 17, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 5, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 4, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- Sep 20, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Judiciary and Education Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Judiciary and Education Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- Aug 12, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Judiciary and Education Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- Jul 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.