S. 4199 · 118th Congress

JUDGES Act of 2024

Introduced on Apr 19, 2024 by Todd Young (R-IN). 17 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 3, 2025): Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk.

Stage
Vetoed
Introduced
Apr 19, 2024
Cosponsors
17
9 from the other party
Policy area
Law
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Vetoed
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships.

Subjects

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Congressional oversight
  • Delaware
  • Federal district courts
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Judges
  • Nebraska
  • New Jersey
  • New York State
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
  • Utah

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Todd YoungR-INSponsor

Democrats · 9

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Dec 12, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 236–173

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 19, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 19, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jun 13, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jun 18, 2024Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Coons for Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Jun 18, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Coons for Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Jun 18, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.
  7. Aug 1, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5750-5753; text: CR S5750-5752)
  8. Aug 1, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5750-5753; text: CR S5750-5752)
  9. Aug 2, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Aug 6, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Aug 6, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1612 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7673 and one motion to commit on S. 4199. The resolution also provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009 with one hour of general debate.
  13. Dec 10, 2024 · HouseRule H. Res. 1612 passed House.
  14. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1612. (consideration: CR H7116-7124)
  15. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7673 and S. 4199 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7673 and one motion to commit on S. 4199. The resolution also provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009 with one hour of general debate.
  16. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 4199.
  17. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  18. Dec 12, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 173 (Roll no. 501). (text: CR H7116-7119)House · Roll call 501
  19. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 173 (Roll no. 501). (text: CR H7116-7119)House · Roll call 501
  20. Dec 12, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Dec 20, 2024Presented to President.
  22. Dec 20, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  23. Dec 23, 2024Vetoed by President.
  24. Dec 23, 2024 · HouseVetoed by President.
  25. Jan 3, 2025 · SenateVeto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Federal Bar Association2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  3. American Association for Justice1 report
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  4. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  5. PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.