District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 5125)
IntroducedLatest Action
Received in the Senate.
9/18/2025 • Senate
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.
Introduced in House • 9/4/2025
Topics & Subjects
Amendments (1)
This bill has 1 amendment proposed or adopted.
View all amendments on Congress.govRelated Federal Spending
Sponsor & Cosponsors (3)
Party Breakdown
Sponsor
Cosponsors (2)
Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
September 4, 2025
Committee Review
September 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
Floor Debate
September 17, 2025
Passed Chamber
Other Chamber
September 18, 2025
President
Enacted into Law
Text Versions (2)
Related Bills (2)
H.Res. 707
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.
S. 2854
District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act
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· Congress.gov, CRS, House Clerk, CBO, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Jul 13, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Jul 13, 2026 · Loaded Oct 31, 2026, 4:28 AM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in House” version, Sep 4, 2025 · Loaded Oct 31, 2026, 4:28 AM ET
- House roll-call votesOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesRoll-call results on this billLatest roll call Sep 17, 2025 · Loaded Oct 31, 2026, 4:28 AM ET
- CBO cost estimatesCongressional Budget OfficeCost estimatesLatest estimate Sep 15, 2025 · Loaded Oct 31, 2026, 4:28 AM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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