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Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2025
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national injunctions, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to prohibit U.S. courts from issuing orders that restrain enforcement of statutes, regulations, or government orders against persons who are not parties to the lawsuit, with an exception for non-parties represented by a party acting in a representative capacity under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The prohibition applies to federal district courts and territorial courts of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The bill effectively limits the scope of injunctions that can extend enforcement restrictions to parties not directly involved in the case.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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 “Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCEMENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES.
(a) In General.—Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non- parties “No court of the United States (and no district court of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands) shall issue an order that purports to restrain the enforcement against a non-party of any statute, regulation, order, or similar authority, unless 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. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non- parties.”. <all>
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