# 119-hr-1727: Rocky Mountain Judgeship Act

119-hr-1727, Rocky Mountain Judgeship Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1727
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rocky Mountain Judgeship Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adds three federal district judges to Rocky Mountain courts.** The bill would authorize two additional U.S. district judges for the District of Colorado, increasing its statutory total to nine, and one additional U.S. district judge for the District of Idaho, increasing its total to three, and it would add Fort Collins to the list of cities designated for the Colorado district.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fort Collins added to federal court list: benefit, low. If enacted, Fort Collins would be added to the District of Colorado’s listed cities. The statute would change "and Sterling" to "Sterling, and Fort Collins." This could affect where some federal cases are filed or held for people near Fort Collins. The change would take effect upon enactment.
- More federal judges in Colorado and Idaho: benefit, low. If enacted, the President would be able to nominate 2 more district judges for Colorado and 1 more for Idaho. The Senate would need to confirm them. The statute would list 9 judges for Colorado and 3 for Idaho. This could ease backlogs and move cases faster in those states. The change would take ef…

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- 119-hr-9489: GRACE for Military Survivors Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1727 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1727)

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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9489: GRACE for Military Survivors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9489)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1727 (as of 2026-04-21).