News: House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is asking top House appropriators to put language in spending bills to clamp down on federal judges.
In a letter to Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), Jordan asked the panel to add language to FY2026 spending bills to curb nationwide injunctions.
Jordan also requested the inclusion of language that would limit appropriated funds related to the issuance and enforcement of nationwide injunctions. That would include the use of court resources to compel compliance, fines or contempt proceedings related to such injunctions.
“These steps would reinforce the proper limits of judicial power and ensure that taxpayer resources support a judiciary that respects its constitutional role,” Jordan wrote.
We reported last week about ways Judiciary Committee Republicans were considering how to rein in judges, which included changes to the appropriations process.
Joyce committed he would aim to ensure taxpayer dollars going toward the judiciary are spent “efficiently and effectively.”
“I’m looking forward to working closely on issues pertaining to our nation’s judicial system this Congress,” Joyce said in a statement. “Like [Jordan], I agree that the security of our justice system must remain a top priority throughout the appropriations process.”
