FAST Justice Act
Latest action · Oct 8, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2025 to Apr 23, 2026; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Apr 23, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2025 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2025Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 166, October 8, 2025, page H4529.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2977 | FAST Justice Act | Identical bill | Oct 7, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure timely rulings by the Merit Systems Protection Board on appeals by Federal employees and applicants for employment.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FAST Justice Act
- Fair Access to Swift and Timely Justice Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
