Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1021) to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1021 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 ``Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES IN CERTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. (a) Temporary Office of Bankruptcy Judges Authorized by Public Law 109-8.-- (1) Extensions.--The temporary office of bankruptcy judges authorized for the following districts by section 1223(b) of Public Law 109-8 (28 U.S.C. 152 note) are extended until the applicable vacancy specified in paragraph (2) in the office of a bankruptcy judge for the respective district occurs: (A) The central district of California. (B) The eastern district of California. (C) The district of Delaware. (D) The southern district of Florida. (E) The southern district of Georgia. (F) The district of Maryland. (G) The eastern district of Michigan. (H) The district of New Jersey. (I) The northern district of New York. (J) The southern district of New York. (K) The eastern district of North Carolina. (L) The eastern district of Pennsylvania. (M) The middle district of Pennsylvania. (N) The district of Puerto Rico.…
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