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HR5125Passed House

District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-04
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (606 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S000250

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

2 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Received in the Senate.

2025-09-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-09-10

Previously

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-09-04

Plain-English Summary

District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act This bill terminates the District of Columbia (DC) Judicial Nomination Commission. Currently, the commission recommends to the President nominees for judges for DC's Superior Court and Court of Appeals, who must then be confirmed by the Senate. The commission also appoints the chief judges for these courts. The bill terminates the commission's involvement in nominations and requires the President to appoint the chief judges.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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