Bars the General Services Administration from starting construction of a new federal courthouse unless its courtrooms meet set sharing ratios for judges, and requires existing space in the same courthouse complex to be fully used or given up when a new courthouse adds capacity.

• Prohibits the General Services Administration from starting construction of a new courthouse that has not begun by the date of enactment.
• Sets minimum courtroom counts by judge type, including 2 courtrooms per 3 active district judges in courthouses with 10 or more, and 1 per 2 bankruptcy, senior district, and magistrate judges.
• Requires bankruptcy courthouses to include an emergency matters courtroom and magistrate courthouses to include a criminal duty courtroom.
• Requires the United States Courts Design Guide to incorporate these sharing requirements within 180 days of enactment, to the maximum extent practicable.

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
• Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)

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