The House on Wednesday passed legislation that will prevent federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in a move that seeks to halt rulings that have hampered President Donald Trump’s agenda.

The legislation, the No Rogue Rulings Act, passed by a 219-213 vote, with only one Republican, Rep. Scott Turner of Ohio, joining the Democrat minority. Article III of the Constitution gives Congress authority over how lower federal courts operate.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., prohibits district court judges from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to the parties of the case before the court. In a case where two or more states from different districts are challenging an executive branch action, the case will be referred to a three-judge panel randomly selected and not by the circuit’s chief judge. The panel could then issue an injunction that would otherwise be prohibited under the bill.

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