{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-5125","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 5125","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-09-04","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-09-17","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h274","question":"On Passage","title":"District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act","result":"Passed","yea":218,"nay":211,"present":0,"not_voting":3,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll274.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2025-09-18"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-09-04","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill terminates the District of Columbia (DC) Judicial Nomination Commission."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":71},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission and to change how District of Columbia judges and chief judges are selected.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}]},"core_areas":["Termination of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission","Presidential nomination and designation of District of Columbia judges"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act by striking section 434, which establishes the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}},{"text":"Replaces the Commission's role in designating chief judges in section 431(b) of the Home Rule Act with designation by the President.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}},{"text":"Changes section 433(a) of the Home Rule Act so that the President nominates judges without a list of persons recommended by the Commission.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}},{"text":"Amends section 433(b) of the Home Rule Act by striking paragraph (4), redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4), and removing a reference to the Commission from that paragraph.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}},{"text":"Strikes subparagraph (C) of section 11–1528(a)(2) of the District of Columbia Official Code and removes the section 434 item from the Home Rule Act's table of contents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}},{"text":"Applies the amendments to appointments made on or after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh#HBD42F913A69145A6AB240079095D1926"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-09-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5125/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-5125.png","v":"e657db4b3469","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5125, 119th Congress: District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025. House: 218 Yea, 211 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 17 Sep 2025."}}