# 119-hr-101: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2025

119-hr-101, Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-101
- Congress: 119
- Title: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Splits the Ninth Circuit into two separate circuits.** This bill would create a new Twelfth Circuit and redraw which states each circuit covers while reallocating judges and court locations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rules for pending Ninth Circuit cases: benefit, medium. If enacted, special rules would guide appeals already filed when the split takes effect. Cases already submitted for a decision would stay put, with limited exceptions for rehearing requests. Cases not yet submitted would move to the court that would have heard them under the new map. Petitions for…
- Judge assignments and new Twelfth seats: benefit, low. If enacted, active judges would follow their duty station. Judges based in CA, OR, WA, HI, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands would join the new Ninth. Judges based in AK, AZ, ID, MT, or NV would join the Twelfth. Some judges could elect to stay with the new Ninth by notifying the court’s admini…
- Funding to carry out the split: mixed, high. If enacted, Congress would be allowed to appropriate whatever money is needed to implement the split. This could include space and facilities for new judgeships. This is only permission to fund; later spending bills would still be needed.
- Split Ninth Circuit into Two Circuits: mixed, high. If enacted, the Ninth Circuit would be split into two. The new Ninth Circuit would cover CA, HI, OR, WA, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit would cover AK, AZ, ID, MT, and NV. The Ninth would have 21 judges; the Twelfth would have 8. Twelfth Circuit court locations woul…
- Timeline to roll out the split: mixed, high. If enacted, all changes would take effect 1 year after enactment. Before that date, the existing Ninth Circuit could take administrative steps to prepare. Two years after the effective date, the former Ninth Circuit would cease to exist for administrative purposes. This sets a staged rollout and a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-101 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/101)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-101 (as of 2025-12-21).