3.0.0 1702 2026-02-12T18:15:06Z 2026-02-12T18:15:06Z House H HR 2025-02-27 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1702 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House][Pages H919-H920]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 1702.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Congress to make alllaws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution'' any ``other'' powers vested by the Constitutionin the Government of the United States.<SUP>*</SUP>Note: According to the Supreme Court, theNecessary and Proper Clause gives Congress the ``power tomake laws for carrying into execution all the Judgments whichthe judicial department has power to pronounce'' (Wayman v.Southard, 10 Wheat 1, 22 (1825)), and, thereby, Congress has``undoubted power to regulate the practice and procedure offederal courts.'' See Sibbach v. Wilson & Co., 312 U.S. 1, 9(1941).[[Page H920]]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Markup By 2025-03-05T20:17:04Z Referred To 2025-02-27T14:13:15Z 119 32 S 2025-02-13 Held at the desk. 10:56:41 Related bill CRS 119 625 HR 2025-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 119 1929 HR 2025-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2025-03-05 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11. Committee 2025-03-05 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] Darrell Issa R CA 48 N L000597 Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] Laurel Lee R FL M. 15 2025-02-27 True N000026 Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] Troy Nehls R TX E. 22 2025-02-27 True K000401 Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] Kevin Kiley R CA 3 2025-02-27 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2025-03-04 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] Scott Peters D CA H. 50 2025-03-14 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] Juan Vargas D CA 52 2025-03-14 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2025-03-26 False B001324 Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] Wesley Bell D MO 1 2025-03-31 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2025-03-31 False S001229 Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] Jefferson Shreve R IN 6 2025-04-07 False D000594 Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Monica De La Cruz R TX 15 2025-04-07 False S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] Michael Simpson R ID K. 2 2025-04-08 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] Ken Calvert R CA 41 2025-04-24 False F000474 Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] Mike Flood R NE 1 2025-06-09 False G000605 Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] Adam Gray D CA 13 2025-06-27 False C001137 Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] Jeff Crank R CO 5 2026-01-30 False 2025-03-25T17:49:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61263 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2025 Law Arizona 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z California 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Colorado 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Congressional oversight 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Delaware 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Federal district courts 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Florida 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Georgia 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Government information and archives 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Government studies and investigations 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Idaho 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Indiana 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Iowa 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Judges 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Nebraska 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z New Jersey 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z New York State 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Oklahoma 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Texas 2025-03-18T14:24:54Z Utah 2025-03-18T14:24:55Z Law 2025-03-14T11:53:29Z

00 2025-02-27 Introduced in House 2026-02-12T18:13:00Z <p><strong>Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2025 or the JUDGES Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill creates 64 U.S. district court judgeships—63 permanent and 1 temporary—and expands the jurisdictional coverage of two district courts.</p><p>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:</p><ul><li>Arizona (1),&nbsp;</li><li>California (20),</li><li>Colorado (2),</li><li>Delaware (2),</li><li>Florida (9),</li><li>Georgia (2),</li><li>Idaho (1),</li><li>Indiana (1),</li><li>Iowa (1),</li><li>Nebraska (1),</li><li>New Jersey (3),</li><li>New York (5),</li><li>Oklahoma (2), and</li><li>Texas (13).</li></ul><p>Additionally, the bill creates one temporary judgeship in the Eastern District of Oklahoma in 2025.</p><p>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.</p><p>The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit reports to Congress on judicial caseloads and detention space.</p><p>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. &nbsp;</p>

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