HR 5125introduced119th Congress

District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025

Introduced Sep 4, 2025House billPolicy area: LawLast action Sep 18, 2025Sponsor: Pete Sessions(R-TX)

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Sep 18, 2025

What the bill does

District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act This bill terminates the District of Columbia (DC) Judicial Nomination Commission. Currently, the commission recommends to the President nominees for judges for DC's Superior Court and Court of Appeals, who must then be confirmed by the Senate. The commission also appoints the chief judges for these courts. The bill terminates the commission's involvement in nominations and requires the President to appoint the chief judges.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate.

Lobbying Filings

Undisclosed

Total Lobbying Spend

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Members Involved

Timeline

Sep 4, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Sep 17, 2025vote

Jake Auchincloss voted nay

Sep 17, 2025vote

Mark E. Amodei voted yea

Sep 17, 2025vote

Alma S. Adams voted nay

Official Congressional Actions

Sep 18, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate.

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Sep 17, 2025Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4394)

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Sep 17, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 211 (Roll no. 274). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4375: 5)

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Sep 17, 2025Floor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5125.

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Sep 17, 2025

Lobbying Activity

No lobbying filings found mentioning this bill.

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Jake Auchincloss	D	nay	Sep 17, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	Sep 17, 2025
Alma S. Adams	D	nay	Sep 17, 2025
Pete Aguilar	D	nay	Sep 17, 2025

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CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.