Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Form 4 Amendment Transmitted to Congress

Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker, United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to submit to the Congress an amendment to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that has been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to Section 2072 of Title 28, United States Code. Accompanying the amended form are the following materials that were submitted to the Court for its consideration pursuant to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code: a transmittal letter to the Court dated October 16, 2025; a blackline version of the form with committee note; an excerpt from the September 2025 report of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to the Judicial Conference of the United States; and an excerpt from the May 2025 report of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules. Sincerely, /s/ John G. Roberts, Jr.

Honorable James D. Vance President, United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. President: I have the honor to submit to the Congress an amendment to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that has been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to Section 2072 of Title 28, United States Code. Accompanying the amended form are the following materials that were submitted to the Court for its consideration pursuant to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code: a transmittal letter to the Court dated October 16, 2025; a blackline version of the form with committee note; an excerpt from the September 2025 report of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to the Judicial Conference of the United States; and an excerpt from the May 2025 report of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules. Sincerely, /s/ John G. Roberts, Jr.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ORDERED: 1. The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure are amended to include an amendment to Form 4. [See infra pp. .] 2. The foregoing amendment to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure shall take effect on December 1, 2026, and shall govern in all proceedings in appellate cases thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, all proceedings then pending. 3. THE CHIEF JUSTICE is authorized to transmit to the Congress the foregoing amendment to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in accordance with the provisions of Section 2074 of Title 28, United States Code.

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