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Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1099| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2025
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (4)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Bernie Moreno (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation proposes to amend title 28 of the United States Code, specifically targeting the scope of injunctive relief issued by federal district courts. Its primary goal is to prevent district courts from issuing orders that have an effect beyond the immediate parties to a lawsuit or the geographical boundaries of their own judicial district. Under the proposed changes, a district court would be prohibited from issuing any injunctive relief unless it is explicitly limited to either the parties to the case before the court or the judicial district in which the court presides. This amendment would effectively eliminate the practice of nationwide injunctions, where a single district court order can halt a federal policy across the entire country.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2464
Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2464
    Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019


  • March 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1099| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2025
This legislation proposes to amend title 28 of the United States Code, specifically targeting the scope of injunctive relief issued by federal district courts. Its primary goal is to prevent district courts from issuing orders that have an effect beyond the immediate parties to a lawsuit or the geographical boundaries of their own judicial district. Under the proposed changes, a district court would be prohibited from issuing any injunctive relief unless it is explicitly limited to either the parties to the case before the court or the judicial district in which the court presides. This amendment would effectively eliminate the practice of nationwide injunctions, where a single district court order can halt a federal policy across the entire country.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2464
Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2464
    Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019


  • March 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (4)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Bernie Moreno (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Law

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted