# 119-hr-1929: JUDGES Act of 2025

119-hr-1929, JUDGES Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1929
- Congress: 119
- Title: JUDGES Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Staged expansion of federal district court judgeships through 2039.** This bill would add dozens of new district judges in six tranches from 2029 to 2039 and create a temporary seat in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, with a dedicated funding stream and CPI‑based inflation adjustments.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal trial judges over time: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would add new U.S. district judges in waves on January 21 of 2029, 2031, 2033, 2035, 2037, and 2039. The President would appoint the judges with Senate approval. For example, in 2029 one new judge would be added in several districts. These include the Central, Eastern, and Nort…
- Funding for new federal judges: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would fund the added judgeships with set yearly amounts. It would authorize $12,965,330 for each of FY2029 and FY2030; $23,152,375 for FY2031 and FY2032; $32,413,325 for FY2033 and FY2034; $42,600,370 for FY2035 and FY2036; $51,861,320 for FY2037 and FY2038; and $61,122,270 for…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1929 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1929)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1929 (as of 2026-09-04).