# 119-hr-9290: Supreme Court Justice Circuit Riding Act

119-hr-9290, Supreme Court Justice Circuit Riding Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9290
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supreme Court Justice Circuit Riding Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Would restore circuit riding by assigning Supreme Court justices to sit on federal appeals panels.** The bill would set clear rules for how often justices must serve on Courts of Appeals, how those visits are scheduled, how travel is paid, and when a justice must step aside from a case they handled as a circuit justice. - Supreme Court justices: Would have to sit on at least one Court of Appeals panel and take part in oral argument for at least 10 days per year. They could not use video or teleconference to meet that requirement and would be ineligible to vote on en banc rehearings. - Circuit courts and judges: Chief judges would schedule the visits and ensure compliance, and no single justice would sit with the same judge for more than 10 days of oral argument during any two-year period. Only one justice may sit on a panel to fulfill the statutory service requirement. - Public and litigants: Would add a new disqualification rule barring a justice from considering a matter after participating in it as a circuit justice, and would require the Chief Justice, after public notice and comment, to issue implementing regulations within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Travel pay for justices and staff: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require reimbursement for reasonable travel, lodging, and related expenses for Supreme Court justices and any staff accompanying them while performing circuit justice duties. Payments would follow federal travel rules in 5 U.S.C. § 5702 and be paid by judicial administrat…
- Justices assigned to circuit courts: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Chief Justice and associate justices to be allotted as circuit justices among the federal circuits. Allotments could cover recesses from July 1 through October 1 or other court vacations. An allotted justice would have to sit on at least one Court of Appeals p…
- New recusal rule after circuit work: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would add a new disqualification rule to 28 U.S.C. § 455(b): a justice would be disqualified from consideration of any matter after the justice had participated in that matter as a circuit justice. The change would take effect upon enactment and apply when a justice served as a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9290 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9290)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [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-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9290 (as of 2026-06-26).