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This bill, known as the Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency (CASE) Act of 2025, aims to reduce government spending on courthouse construction by implementing strict space efficiency requirements. The bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA) from starting construction on new courthouses unless they meet specific courtroom sharing guidelines. These guidelines include: for courts with 10 or more active district judges, there should be 2 courtrooms per 3 judges (with a minimum of 9 courtrooms); for courts with 3 or more bankruptcy, senior district, or magistrate judges, there should be 1 courtroom per 2 judges. Additionally, the bill requires the United States Courts Design Guide to be updated within 180 days to incorporate these sharing requirements, and mandates that if a new courthouse will increase GSA's space inventory, existing space in the same courthouse complex must be fully utilized or removed from the inventory. The goal is to maximize the use of existing court facilities and reduce unnecessary spending on new courthouse construction.

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