House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is pushing back against unelected federal district judges who have repeatedly interfered with President Donald J. Trump’s ability to carry out the agenda voters elected him to implement.

Appearing on Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax, Jordan blasted the growing trend of federal judges halting nationwide policies with the stroke of a pen—even when those judges preside over cases with limited jurisdiction.

“We passed the legislation that said one of these federal district judges who issues an injunction, the injunction shouldn’t apply nationwide,” Jordan explained. “It should apply to the parties in that case in that jurisdiction, not to the entire country.”

The legislation, dubbed the No Rogue Judges Act, was approved by the House on April 9 in a narrow 219-213 vote. If passed by the Senate and signed by President Trump, the measure would prohibit district judges from issuing sweeping injunctions that benefit nonparties to a case, except in narrowly defined scenarios.

“This is about fundamental fairness,” Jordan emphasized.

The issue has caught the attention of Chief Justice John Roberts, who has publicly urged that lower court decisions be challenged through the appellate system. Jordan acknowledged Roberts’ remarks but said they only underscore the need for legislative guardrails.

“Justice Roberts put out a statement a month or so ago about, you know, the proper course of action is if you don’t like the decision of a district judge, is to, you know, use the appellate courts,” Jordan said. “And I get all that. But I think his statement just sort of underscores the focus that’s now on this issue.”

With growing public concern about judicial overreach, Jordan believes the Supreme Court may soon have to weigh in.

“I do think some of these cases are going to get to the Supreme Court in a pretty quick manner, pretty quick time frame,” he noted.

Still, Jordan is hopeful that legislative action will arrive first: “We think there’s a chance that that bill hopefully could get through the Senate and get signed by President Trump and scale some of this back, some of the power that these district judges have currently.”

The Judiciary Committee’s latest move also includes a controversial budget provision—Section 70303—tucked into the final paragraph of its 116-page fiscal year 2025 budget resolution. According to Roll Call, the provision would block federal funds from being used to enforce contempt orders against government officials unless plaintiffs pay a bond—something rarely done in litigation challenging federal policy.

Critics, mainly Democrats and left-wing legal activists, claim the provision undermines judicial power and could enable the Trump administration to sidestep court orders.

But a committee aide clarified the intent, saying it’s “basically to stop frivolous lawsuits.”

And there’s no shortage of examples of federal judges apparently stepping far outside the constitutional boundaries of their office. Two in particular—Judge James Boasberg in D.C. and Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland—have threatened to hold Trump administration officials in contempt over immigration enforcement actions.

But Republicans argue that these judges, appointed by Democratic presidents, have routinely engaged in judicial activism aimed at sabotaging lawful Executive Branch policy.

The matter has reached such intensity that Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) has introduced articles of impeachment against Judge Boasberg, citing his order to block deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act.

“For the past several weeks, we’ve seen several rogue activist judges try to impede the president from exercising, not only the mandate voters gave him, but his democratic and constitutional authority to keep the American people safe,” Rep. Gill told Fox News Digital. “This is another example of a rogue judge overstepping his…authority.”

As President Trump continues to clean house and reassert constitutional governance, Republicans are determined to curb the unchecked power of activist judges whose rulings undermine national security, border enforcement, and executive leadership.