119th Congress Law
H.R. 1702: JUDGES Act of 2025
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- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
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Summary
This bill creates 64 U.S. district court judgeships—63 permanent and 1 temporary—and expands the jurisdictional coverage of two district courts.
Specifically, the bill creates 63 new permanent judgeships across 14 states over a 10-year period beginning in 2025. The state and total number of judgeships added over the 10-year period are as follows:
- Arizona (1),
- California (20),
- Colorado (2),
- Delaware (2),
- Florida (9),
- Georgia (2),
- Idaho (1),
- Indiana (1),
- Iowa (1),
- Nebraska (1),
- New Jersey (3),
- New York (5),
- Oklahoma (2), and
- Texas (13).
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Additionally, the bill creates one temporary judgeship in the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 2025.
Finally, the bill adds locations where court must be held in two district courts—one in California and one in Texas. Specifically, the bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Also, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.
The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on judicial caseloads and detention space.
The bill also directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to make available on its website the biennial report by the Judicial Conference of the United States on judgeship recommendations.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Kevin Kiley I-CAOriginal
- Laurel Lee R-FLOriginal
- Troy Nehls R-TXOriginal
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Scott Peters D-CA
- Juan Vargas D-CA
- J. Correa D-CA
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Wesley Bell D-MO
- Mónica De La Cruz R-TX
- Jefferson Shreve R-IN
- Michael Simpson R-ID
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mike Flood R-NE
- Adam Gray D-CA
- Jeff Crank R-CO
- John Rutherford R-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Darrell Issa SponsorIntroduced, marked up, drew cross-party cosponsors3 events+18
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History
- Introduced in the House by Darrell Issa.
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- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.