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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1206 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1206
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of
national injunctions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 31, 2025
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Britt,
Mr. Budd, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Hagerty, Mr. Justice, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mrs.
Moody, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr.
Cassidy, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of
national injunctions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Relief Clarification Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. NON-PARTY RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2285. Non-party relief
``No court of the United States (and no district court of the
Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands) shall issue any
order, including an injunction, vacatur, stay, temporary restraining
order, declaratory relief, or equitable relief, that purports to
restrain the enforcement against a non-party or compel action in favor
of a non-party with respect to any statute, regulation, order,
executive action, or similar authority, unless the court determines the
non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 155 of
title 28, United States Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 2285 the following:
``2285. Non-party relief.''.
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.
Section 1292(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Temporary restraining orders issued pursuant to the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or any other authority that
purports to restrain the enforcement of, or compel action with
respect to, any statute, regulation, order, executive action,
or similar authority, by the United States or one of the
several States within the meaning of section 1332, an agency
thereof, or an officer or employee thereof acting in an
official capacity.''.
SEC. 4. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS.
Section 2201(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the
first sentence, by inserting ``before the court'' after ``party''.
SEC. 5. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 705, in the second sentence, by inserting
``limited to a person, as defined in section 551, before the
court'' after ``process''; and
(2) in section 706--
(A) in the second sentence of the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by inserting ``, limited to a person, as
defined in section 551, before the court'' after
``shall''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``and set aside''.
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be
construed to imply that Federal courts otherwise possess the authority
to grant relief that is prohibited by this Act and the amendments made
by this Act.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1925-1926)
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