Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 12/1/2025
Actions
- 2025-12-01Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2025-11-20Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2025-11-20Senate returned papers to the House.
- 2025-11-19Senate returned papers to House by by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-11-19Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-11-19Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-09-19House requested return of papers pursuant to H.Res. 747
- 2025-09-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2025-09-15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-09-15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278)
- 2025-09-15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278)
- 2025-09-15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3426.
- 2025-09-15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4278)
- 2025-09-15Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2025-09-08Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-05-15 (00)
Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency (CASE) Act of 2025
This bill provides statutory authority for the General Services Administration (GSA) courtroom sharing policy and limits construction of new courthouses.
Under the bill, GSA must ensure courtroom sharing by magistrate, bankruptcy, and senior district judges. Specifically
- in courthouses with 10 or more active district judges, GSA must provide two courtrooms per 3 active district judges (except such courthouses may contain not less than 9 courtrooms for active district judges);
- in courthouses with 3 or more bankruptcy judges, GSA must provide one courtroom per 2 bankruptcy judges;
- in courthouses with 3 or more senior district judges, GSA must provide one courtroom per 2 senior district judges; and
- in courthouses with 3 or more magistrate judges, GSA must provide one courtroom per 2 magistrate judges.
GSA is prohibited from constructing a new courthouse that does not comply with the courtroom sharing requirements. Additionally, if a new courthouse will add capacity in the GSA inventory, existing space in the same courthouse complex must be fully utilized or relinquished from such inventory.
GSA must update the U.S. Courts Design Guide to reflect these requirements within 180 days after the bill's enactment. (The Design Guide sets forth the federal judiciary’s requirements for the design, construction, and renovation of court facilities and is intended for use by individuals involved in federal court construction projects.)
Cosponsors (1)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
Subjects
- Building construction
- Federal district courts
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
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