CASE LOAD Act of 2023

House Bill

H.R. 3223

119th Congress

CASE LOAD Act of 2023

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Elissa Slotkin

Senator

Democratic

MI

Cosponsors

2

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Policy Area

Law

Summary

The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SponsorElissa Slotkin (D-MI)

Introduced10/3/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

ChamberHouse

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CASE LOAD Act of 2023

The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.

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The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.

Bill Number: 3223
Sponsor: Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Introduced: 10/3/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy Area: Law

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Title: CASE LOAD Act of 2023
Bill Number: 3223
Sponsor: Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced: 10/3/2025
Summary: The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The CASE LOAD Act would increase the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029. This would help ease the heavy workload and backlog of cases in that region's federal courts.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Creating Additional Seats to Ease Legally Overburdened Adjudicators' Dockets Act of 2023 or the CASE LOAD Act of 2023 This bill increases the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the Eastern District of California. Specifically, the bill incrementally increases the number from 6 to 11 by 2029.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Increases the number of federal district court judges in the Eastern District of California from 6 to 11 by 2029.
Aims to reduce the heavy workload and case backlog in the region's federal courts.
Provides more judicial resources to handle the growing caseload in the Eastern District of California.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, individuals and businesses involved in federal court cases in the Eastern District of California would benefit from faster processing of their cases due to the increased number of judges. The additional judges would help reduce delays and the backlog of pending cases in the region's federal courts.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Law

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3223, 119th Congress (2025). "CASE LOAD Act of 2023". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3223

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