{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-634","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":634,"title":"Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-22","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001148","fullName":"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]","party":"R","state":"ID","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-22","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Law","subjects":["Alaska","Arizona","California","Federal appellate courts","Guam","Hawaii","Idaho","Judges","Judicial procedure and administration","Montana","Nevada","Northern Mariana Islands","Oregon","U.S. territories and protectorates","Washington State"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-22","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-22","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-22","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025&nbsp;</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2025-07-23T18:31:39Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":291,"ts":"2026-04-17T14:59:44.682Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Ninth%20Circuit%20Court%20of%20Appeals%20Judgeship%20and%20Reorganization%20"}]}}