Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025 by Rep. Jefferson Shreve
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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;
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Dec 1, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Nov 20, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 20, 2025Senate returned papers to the House.
- Nov 19, 2025Senate returned papers to House by by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 19, 2025Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 19, 2025House requested return of papers pursuant to H.Res. 747
- Sep 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sep 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4278)
- Sep 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278)
- Sep 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278)
- Sep 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3426.
- Sep 15, 2025Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 8, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 197.
- Sep 8, 2025Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-240.
- Jun 11, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 11, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 11, 2025Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- May 16, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- May 15, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- May 15, 2025Introduced in House