Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.

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Timeline

1. 3 January 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 June 2026

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.

   Source: Committee

5. 3 June 2026

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

6. 6 July 2026

   Calendars

   Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

   Source: Calendars

7. 6 July 2026

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732.

   Source: Committee

8. 6 July 2026

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Reported in House

  Reported in House · EN · 6 July 2026

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• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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