It’s not just impeachments. Republicans are eyeing other ways to rein in federal judges.

House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach any federal judges. But a growing number of hard-liners is discussing several other legislative options as GOP leaders search for a release valve for the MAGA fury building over recent court rulings checking President Donald Trump.

Top Republicans are likely to put at least one bill, California Rep. Darrell Issa’s “No Rogue Rulings Act,” on the floor in early April, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss scheduling plans. The legislation would crack down on the ability of lower-court judges to issue far-reaching injunctions.

That is seen by Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republican leaders as a viable outlet as they sort out the way forward on the judicial impeachments that have been endorsed by Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk. A spokesperson for Johnson said the speaker and the Judiciary Committee are reviewing “all available options … to address this urgent matter.”

House Republicans have filed impeachment resolutions targeting four district judges, including one this week targeting the jurist who sought to block Trump's effort to deport alleged gang members to El Salvador. Trump publicly backed the impeachment push, and Musk quickly fanned the flames on X, his social-media platform, calling the deportations ruling part of a “judicial coup.”

But there is widespread recognition inside the House GOP that impeachments — besides being costly in time and political capital — do not have the votes to succeed given Republicans’ narrow majority. That has prompted GOP hard-liners to back-channel with Trump allies on alternatives they could push across the House floor.

"Activist judges, particularly in D.C., think that they are the Trump resistance — the Trump political resistance," said Mike Davis, a close Trump ally who runs an outside judicial advocacy group. "What they are doing is lawless and dangerous, and it must be stopped."

Other options House GOP hard-liners have been discussing include cutting off funding for the federal district court in Washington and other lower courts, and even breaking up the existing system of district and circuit courts. That’s a fight likely to come to a head in the upcoming funding talks for fiscal 2026, according to three Republicans familiar with the conversations.

GOP members are also discussing one-off resolutions condemning recent judicial rulings against Trump. Hard-liners officially want those discussions to happen alongside any impeachment probe, with the knowledge that any judicial impeachment won’t be successful in the House. But Republicans could still bring the impeachment effort to the House floor under special fast-track rules, where it would likely be referred to the Judiciary Committee.

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan’s team has privately advised that members’ offices are free to share their opinions on legislative strategy around the courts but that Jordan himself intends to stick to a more vague approach, saying everything is on the table, according to one Republican Hill aide.

There is, however, a particular interest in restricting the authority of federal district judges to hand down nationwide injunctions, according to four Republicans familiar with the matter. Those include U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s ruling targeting the deportation flights, as well as other recent orders temporarily halting Trump administration moves to revoke birthright citizenship, dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development and access sensitive Social Security Administration data.

Trump endorsed the idea in general terms in a social media post Thursday evening, saying "STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE."

Issa’s bill was voted out of the Judiciary Committee earlier this month. The legislation would seek to prohibit district court judges from issuing injunctions with applications beyond the parties in a given case.

The California Republican said in an interview that House leadership had indicated they hoped to bring his bill for a floor vote in the coming weeks. He also said that impeachment, which has been championed by some of his colleagues, was a “dull tool” to address conservative frustration with the courts.

“The likelihood that you’re going to impeach people for maladministration, as it's called, is just low, and even if you did, should we be second-guessing the decisions of the … judiciary?” Issa said. “But we do have a right to say … how broad their powers will be — not on a particular case, but in general.”

He added that some judges are trying to get “15 minutes of fame by making a decision far beyond the intent of the court."

Davis said he is working with congressional offices to develop additional legislation that would strip district judges of the ability to issue nationwide injunctions. Still, any changes would be subject to the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate — meaning Democrats could block it — though Davis speculated that the legislation could be part of a broader package of court reforms, including some that the Democrats have championed in the past.

Senate GOP leaders have been largely mum on measures targeting the courts — though Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the No. 3 Senate Republican, sent out a campaign fundraising email criticizing “far-left judges.”

Still, there are signs that the idea of targeting the powers of lower-court judges is gaining new traction amid a push from both White House officials such as domestic policy chief Stephen Miller and MAGA-aligned lawmakers.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on Thursday that he would introduce legislation on that subject. His online post quickly caught the attention of Musk.

Another focus of behind-the-scenes conversations is reining in so-called “judge shopping,” a practice deployed by both conservative and liberal causes to file lawsuits in jurisdictions where judges are most likely to rule in their favor.

Earlier this week, Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) railed to reporters against what he said was “forum shopping” by interests seeking to ban certain farm pesticides.

His office also said his committee plans to host a hearing around the issue of nationwide injunctions.

“The recent surge of sweeping decisions by district judges merits serious scrutiny,” said Grassley spokesperson Clare Slattery. “The Senate Judiciary Committee will be closely examining this topic in a hearing and exploring potential legislative solutions in the weeks ahead.”