# 119-hr-1856: CASE LOAD Act of 2025

119-hr-1856, CASE LOAD Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1856
- Congress: 119
- Title: CASE LOAD Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adds judges to the Eastern District of California to ease overburdened federal dockets.** This bill would phase in additional district judges and update the statutory table in 28 U.S.C. §133(a) that lists judges by district. - Families and litigants in the Eastern District would have more judges available to handle federal cases, which is intended to ease congested dockets. - The federal judiciary would gain five judges in three phases, bringing the Eastern District to 11 judges. - Court operations would be supported by authorizing "such sums as may be necessary" to fund the new judges and provide appropriate space and facilities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding for courtrooms and facilities: benefit, low. If enacted, this would authorize 'such sums as may be necessary' to carry out the Act. The money could be used to provide space and facilities for the new judgeships. It would not set a dollar amount, and Congress would still need to approve any spending. This would support court operations and peo…
- More federal judges in Eastern California: benefit, low. If enacted, this would add judges to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. On or after January 21, 2027, 2 judges would be added. On or after January 5, 2029, 1 more would be added, and on or after January 21, 2031, 2 more. The President would appoint them with Senate conf…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1856)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1856 (as of 2026-04-21).