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H.J.Res. 28 (119th)

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.

Original

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Introduced

22 January 2025

Last action

22 January 2025 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9], Troy Balderson, Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5], Beth Van Duyne, Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4], Pat Harrigan, Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3], Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2], Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1], Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1], Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large], David Rouzer, Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1], Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2], Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3], John Moolenaar, Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7], John Rutherford, Nathaniel Moran, Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Julia Letlow, Glenn Thompson, Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9], Russell Fry, Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5], Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5], Ronny Jackson, Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Maria Salazar, Mark Amodei, Diana Harshbarger, Scott Perry, Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15], William Timmons, Mark Alford, Thomas Massie, Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1], Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Pete Sessions, Harold Rogers, Mike Flood, Joe Wilson, Andrew Garbarino, Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Stephanie Bice, Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1], Barry Moore, Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15], Adrian Smith, Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Max Miller, Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2], Addison McDowell, Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11], John James, Ralph Norman, Abraham Hamadeh, David Schweikert, Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2], Jefferson Shreve, Michael Turner, Gregory Murphy, Tim Moore, Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7], Brad Knott, Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3], Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8], Gary Palmer, Jay Obernolte, Mike Collins, Elise Stefanik, Andy Harris, David Valadao, Brian Jack, Barry Loudermilk, Vince Fong, Rep. Goldman, Craig [R-TX-12], Young Kim, Laurel Lee, Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Ashley Hinson, Tom Barrett, Mike Haridopolos, Michael Baumgartner, Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5], Dale Strong, Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

16 June 2026

Rule of law

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.

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Timeline

  1. 22 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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