Esto perpetua
Let it be perpetual
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025
The bill aims to split and reorganize the Ninth Circuit, add judgeships, enable temporary inter‑circuit assignments, and fund court facilities to reduce backlogs and speed appeals, but it creates sizable transition costs, potential legal uncertainty, disruptions to judges and local court operations, and increased federal spending with limited spending oversight.
Urban Canal Modernization Act
The bill directs federal support to reduce catastrophic failure risk of high‑risk urban canals and helps recipients leverage other grants, but it shifts substantial upfront cost responsibilities to local operators and may increase federal fiscal exposure, which could strain small communities and local budgets.
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
The bill adds a federal judgeship that can meaningfully speed access to justice in Idaho, but it imposes modest taxpayer costs and requires timely confirmations and adequate court staffing/facilities to deliver those benefits.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
The bill increases agency flexibility for emergency response, budget transparency, and certain economic protections for mining claimants while directing some targeted benefits to tribes and underserved communities — but it does so largely by narrowing environmental and public‑health safeguards, constraining regulatory authority, shifting fiscal burdens, and raising costs for some operators and taxpayers.