119-s2854

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2854 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2854

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

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 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''.

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.
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