H.R. 634 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-22
Latest action (2025-01-22): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 634 does, in plain terms
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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