# 117-hr-4885: JUDGES Act

117-hr-4885, JUDGES Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4885
- Congress: 117
- Title: JUDGES Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2021-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act or the JUDGES Act This bill requires the appointment of additional U.S. district court judges, converts certain temporary district court judgeships into permanent judgeships, and requires the Government Accountability Office to report on vacant or underused federal courthouses. Specifically, the bill requires the appointment of 39 district court judges on or after January 21, 2025, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Further, 38 district court judges must be appointed on or after January 21, 2029, in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Additionally, the bill converts certain temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-4885 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4885)

## Related
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4885 (as of 2025-11-18).