H.R. 5125

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5125 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5125

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AN ACT

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the 
District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Judicial 
Nominations Reform Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUDICIAL NOMINATION 
COMMISSION.

(a) Termination.--The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended 
by striking section 434 (sec. 1-204.34, D.C. Official Code).
(b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Appointment of Judges.--
(1) Designation of chief judges by president.--Section 
431(b) of such Act (sec. 1-204.31(b), D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ``the District of Columbia Judicial 
Nominating Commission established by section 434'' and 
inserting ``the President''.
(2) Appointment by president.--Section 433(a) of such Act 
(sec. 1-204.33(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
``Except as provided in section 434(d)(1), the President shall 
nominate, from the list of persons recommended to him by the 
District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission established 
under section 434,'' and inserting ``The President shall 
nominate,''.
(3) Qualifications of judges.--Section 433(b) of such Act 
(sec. 1-204.33(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
striking ``or of the District of Columbia Judicial 
Nomination Commission''.
(c) Other Conforming Amendment.--Section 11-1528(a)(2), District of 
Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 434.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to appointments made on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5125

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the 
District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other 
purposes.