District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025
HR 5125, the District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025, eliminates the District of Columbia Judicial Nominating Commission and shifts the judge appointment process directly to the President. The bill removes all references to the commission from the District's Home Rule Act, requiring the President to nominate judges without needing recommendations from the commission. This change applies to all future judicial appointments made on or after the bill's enactment date. The reform directly affects how judges are selected for the District of Columbia courts.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Sep 4, 2025
Last action Sep 18, 2025
Floor votes · House Sep 17, 2025
How they voted
218–211
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 432
Sep 17, 2025
D
Democratic213
99% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican218
99% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 211 (Roll no. 274). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4375)
lower
Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 211 (Roll no. 274). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4375: 5)
lower
Sep 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
lower
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
lower
Sep 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pete Sessions
RRepublican
Co
Clay Higgins
RRepublican
Co
Joe Wilson
RRepublican
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