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H.R. 1074 119th Congress House

Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2025

Official title: To establish a process by which the appointment of Supreme Court Justices can occur at regular time intervals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Ro Khanna Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Law JudgesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSenateSupreme Court
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2025

This bill establishes staggered, 18-year terms for Supreme Court Justices and limits the Senate's advice and consent authority in relation to the appointment of Justices.

Specifically, the bill requires the President to appoint a Supreme Court Justice every two years. If the appointment of a Justice would result in more than nine Justices on the Court, then the nine most junior Justices shall make up the panel of Justices exercising judicial power in cases and controversies. Further, any Justice who has served a total of 18 years is deemed retired from regular service and may continue to serve as a Senior Justice. Senior Justices may continue to perform judicial duties assigned to them by the Chief Justice. However, no Justice appointed before the date of enactment shall be counted towards such panel, nor shall they be required to retire from regular active service.

In the event of a vacancy on the Court, the Chief Justice must assign the Justice most recently designated as a Senior Justice to serve on the Court until the appointment of a new Justice.

Additionally, the Senate's advice and consent authority is waived if the Senate does not act within 120 days of a Justice's nomination.

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 Lobbying activity 9

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • COMMON CAUSE
    for COMMON CAUSE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
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    for COMMON CAUSE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • PUBLIC CITIZEN
    for PUBLIC CITIZEN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
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    for COMMON CAUSE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
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Ansari, Yassamin
Arizona · Feb 6, 2025
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 6, 2025
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 6, 2025
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Feb 6, 2025
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2025
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 6, 2025
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Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 6, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1074: Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1074/
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"H.R. 1074: Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1074/.
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H.R. 1074, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1074/.
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