House bill would limit judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions
Passed one chamberH.R. 1526Latest action
Sponsor: Darrell Issa · Representative · CA
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Official title: NORRA of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Crime & justice
Introduced:
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The bill would generally restrict federal injunctions to only the parties who sued, ending most nationwide blocks by single judges.
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What does this do?
This bill would limit federal district court injunctions so they generally apply only to the parties who filed the lawsuit, not the whole country. An exception allows multi-state lawsuits against executive branch actions to go before a randomly-selected three-judge panel, which could issue a broader injunction and whose rulings could be appealed to an appeals court or directly to the Supreme Court.
Who does it affect?
This affects advocacy groups, businesses, individuals, and states that sue over federal government actions, as well as federal judges who currently issue nationwide injunctions.
Why does it matter?
Limiting single-judge injunctions would change litigation strategy against federal actions, making it harder to quickly block a policy nationwide except through the new multi-state panel process.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Apr 10, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 98
As recorded
- Question
- On Passage
- Result:
- Passed
- 219
- Nay
- 213
- 0
- 1
Republicans 219 yes, 1 no · Democrats 212 no, 1 not voting
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House · · Roll call 97
As recorded
- Question
- On
- Result:
- Failed
- 212
- Nay
- 217
- 0
- 4
Republicans 217 no, 3 not voting · Democrats 212 yes, 1 not voting
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