S. 4199JUDGES Act of 2024

1 recorded action304 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Todd Young [R-IN]
Cosponsors: 17 · 9 Democrats · 8 Republicans
Policy area: Law
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 · Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk.

IntroducedApr 19, 2024
Passed the SenateAug 1, 2024
Passed the HouseDec 12, 2024
Sent to the PresidentDec 20, 2024
VetoedDec 23, 2024

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill creates 63 new permanent U.S. district court judgeships over a 10-year period and 3 temporary U.S. district court judgeships in 2025. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, additional judges for specified judicial districts.

Specifically, the bill creates 63 additional permanent judgeships, which are added every two years from 2025 through 2035. The state and the total number of judgeships added over the 10-year period for the state are as follows:

Arizona (2),

California (21),

Colorado (2),

Delaware (2),

Florida (9),

Georgia (2),

Idaho (1),

Indiana (1),

Iowa (1),

Nebraska (1),

New Jersey (3),

New York (5), and

Texas (13).

Additionally, in 2025, the bill creates three temporary judgeships in Oklahoma.

The bill adds locations for where district courts must be held in certain states. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to be additionally held in El Centro, California; the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division) to be additionally held in College Station, Texas; and the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (Central Division) to be additionally held in Moab and Monticello, Utah.

The Government Accountability Office must submit reports to Congress on judicial caseloads and detention space.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts must make publicly accessible, and submit to Congress, a specified biennial report on judgeship recommendations.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 4199 as passed House on Dec 12, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 501

House Dec 12, 2024

On Passage

JUDGES Act

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236 Yea 173 Nay 22 not voting

Party-line vote 31 of 409 voting members broke with their own party: 29 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic211 members

Republican220 members

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Cosponsors17 · 9 Democrats · 8 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 4199 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.

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S. 4199JUDGES Act of 2024

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 501

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors17 · 9 Democrats · 8 Republicans

S. 4199JUDGES Act of 2024

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 501

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors17 · 9 Democrats · 8 Republicans

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