# 119-hr-10026: Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026

119-hr-10026, Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-15).

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- As of: 2026-08-15
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10026
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**This bill would designate Courtroom 201 at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building as the Pauline Newman Courtroom.** It would give the act the short title the Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026. The bill includes findings summarizing Newman’s biography and career, noting her more than 42 years on the Federal Circuit, her status as the oldest active federal judge in U.S. history, over 1,000 opinions including more than 300 dissents, and honors such as the Wilbur Cross Medal and Jefferson Medal. It treats any official reference to Courtroom 201 as a reference to the Pauline Newman Courtroom.

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- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10026 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10026)

## Related
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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-1927: CLEAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1927)
- [119-hr-4073: Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4073)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10026 (as of 2026-08-15).