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  • H. R. 1074 — To establish a process by which the appointment of Supreme Court Justices can occur at regular time intervals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,115

    H.R. 1074 proposes to establish a process for appointing Supreme Court Justices at regular intervals. The bill mandates that the President nominate a new Justice every first and third year after a Presidential election, subject to Senate approval. It introduces an 18-year...

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    H.R. 1074 is about making sure new judges for the country's highest court, the Supreme Court, are picked regularly and can only work for a certain amount of time. If the Senate doesn't make up its mind about a new judge in a short time, the judge gets the job automatically.

  • S. 698 — To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:829

    S. 698, known as the “Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025,” aims to change the way the Director of the Bureau of Prisons is appointed. Currently appointed directly by the Attorney General, this bill proposes that the Director should be appointed by the President with...

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    The bill wants to change how the boss of the federal prisons, called the Director, gets their job. Instead of just being picked by one person, the Attorney General, it suggests that the President should pick them and the Senate should agree, to make sure everyone's okay with the choice.