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H.R. 1526 · 119th Congress

NORRA of 2025

Passed HouseLaw
IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
Passed HouseApr 9, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Apr 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The House passed it 219–213. All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 1526 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Apr 10, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Limitation on authority of united states district courts to provide injunctive relief
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    No Rogue Rulings Act or NORRA

    This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions.

    Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to the parties of the particular case before the court.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 24, 2025).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Apr 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 213 (Roll no. 98). Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
    2. Mar 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-40.Library of Congress
    3. Feb 24, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Recorded votes

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    1. Apr 9, 2025 · HousePassed 219–213
      On Passage · needed a majority
      R 219 yes, 1 noD 0 yes, 212 noEach member · Record
    1 other recorded vote (procedure and amendments)
    1. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseFailed 212–217
      On Motion to Recommit · needed a majority
      R 0 yes, 217 noD 212 yes, 0 noEach member · Record

    Cosponsors

    • Brian Babin R-TX-36
    • Lance Gooden R-TX-5
    • Mark Harris R-NC-8
    • Clay Higgins R-LA-3
    • Nick LaLota R-NY-1
    • Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY-23
    • Anna Paulina Luna R-FL-13
    • John J. McGuire III R-VA-5
    • Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
    • Derek Schmidt R-KS-2
    • Keith Self R-TX-3
    • Claudia Tenney R-NY-24
    Show 2 more cosponsors
    • Derrick Van Orden R-WI-3
    • Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX-14