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119-hr-565119th Congress

District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Introduced

Summary

Would require federal judges, court clerks, U.S. attorneys, and U.S. marshals appointed to serve in the District of Columbia to live in the District of Columbia. It would also replace gendered pronouns with gender-neutral language across multiple sections of Title 28 and create limited 20 mile residency exceptions for certain New York districts, with the rules applying only to appointments made after enactment.

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  • Federal judges and court clerks in D.C.: would need to reside in the District when appointed. Current officeholders would not be affected.
  • U.S. attorneys: would have to live in the district they serve, but officials in the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York could live within 20 miles of their district.
  • U.S. marshals: would generally be required to reside in their districts, with a 20 mile residency allowance for the marshal in the Southern District of New York.
  • Text and scope changes: would standardize capitalization and convert gendered pronouns to gender-neutral forms in several sections of Title 28.
  • Effective timing: the residency and language changes would apply only to individuals appointed after the law takes effect.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Residency rules for federal court officials

If enacted, this bill would change where some federal court officials must live, including circuit and district judges, clerks of court, U.S. attorneys, and one U.S. marshal. New U.S. attorneys would need to live in their district; those in the Southern or Eastern District of New York could live within 20 miles. The marshal for the Southern District of New York could also live within 20 miles. It would remove a special District of Columbia exception in certain judge and clerk residency rules and use gender-neutral terms. These changes would apply only to people appointed after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

DC • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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