McCollum Vote on H.R. 1526

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025.

Just as House and Senate Republicans have ceded their constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight on the Executive Branch, Republicans want to force federal judges to give up their power of judicial review. The duty and responsibility of federal courts is to review laws and policies that have a national impact. Federal courts are not local courts. By design their role is national and is not limited to one state or one county. Limiting the ability of federal courts to carry out their duty would undermine the rights and freedoms of all Americans. 

The No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025 would prevent federal district court judges from providing nationwide injunction relief when one of President Trump’s executive orders, policies, or actions violates people’s constitutional rights and freedoms. Nationwide injunctions are issued against the federal government when its actions are unconstitutional and have a broad national effect. If a federal judge can no longer issue a national injunction, the Administration could continue to violate the rights of the American people until the case reaches the Supreme Court. This bill is designed to drastically limit federal judges’ ability to prevent unconstitutional actions from doing broad harm. It is about giving more power to Donald Trump. 

Donald Trump is losing in court because he keeps trying to do unlawful and unconstitutional things, not because of judicial overreach. This bill a scheme to give more power to the President, making it easier for him to carry out his illegal actions without consequence. 

I urge my colleagues to reject this bill, and I yield back.