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US HJRes28
US HJRes28Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to permanently set the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. The proposed amendment would be added to the U.S. Constitution if ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years of submission. Currently, the Constitution does not specify the number of Supreme Court justices, which has been set by federal law and can theoretically be changed by Congress. By enshrining the nine-justice requirement in the Constitution, this amendment would prevent future attempts to expand or reduce the size of the Supreme Court, a concept sometimes referred to as "court packing." The resolution requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and House of Representatives to be proposed, and then must receive approval from state legislatures to become a formal constitutional amendment.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (104)
Dusty Johnson (R)*,
Robert Aderholt (R),
Mark Alford (R),
Mark Amodei (R),
Don Bacon (R),
Troy Balderson (R),
Tom Barrett (R),
Stephanie Bice (R),
Andy Biggs (R),
Sheri Biggs (R),
Gus Bilirakis (R),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Ken Calvert (R),
Kat Cammack (R),
Buddy Carter (R),
Juan Ciscomani (R),
Mike Collins (R),
Eli Crane (R),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Monica De La Cruz (R),
Byron Donalds (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Chuck Edwards (R),
Ron Estes (R),
Mike Ezell (R),
Randy Feenstra (R),
Brad Finstad (R),
Michelle Fischbach (R),
Scott Fitzgerald (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Mike Flood (R),
Vince Fong (R),
Virginia Foxx (R),
Scott Franklin (R),
Russell Fry (R),
Russ Fulcher (R),
Andrew Garbarino (R),
Craig Goldman (R),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Michael Guest (R),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Harriet Hageman (R),
Abraham Hamadeh (R),
Pat Harrigan (R),
Andy Harris (R),
Mark Harris (R),
Diana Harshbarger (R),
French Hill (R),
Ashley Hinson (R),
Erin Houchin (R),
Richard Hudson (R),
Bill Huizenga (R),
Darrell Issa (R),
Brian Jack (R),
Ronny Jackson (R),
John James (R),
Trent Kelly (R),
Young Kim (R),
Brad Knott (R),
Nick LaLota (R),
Mike Lawler (R),
Laurel Lee (R),
Julia Letlow (R),
Barry Loudermilk (R),
Nicole Malliotakis (R),
Tracey Mann (R),
Thomas Massie (R),
Addison McDowell (R),
Mary Miller (R),
Max Miller (R),
John Moolenaar (R),
Barry Moore (R),
Tim Moore (R),
Nathaniel Moran (R),
Greg Murphy (R),
Ralph Norman (R),
Jay Obernolte (R),
Andy Ogles (R),
Gary Palmer (R),
Scott Perry (R),
Hal Rogers (R),
John Rose (R),
David Rouzer (R),
John Rutherford (R),
María Salazar (R),
Derek Schmidt (R),
David Schweikert (R),
Austin Scott (R),
Pete Sessions (R),
Jefferson Shreve (R),
Adrian Smith (R),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Claudia Tenney (R),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Tom Tiffany (R),
William Timmons (R),
Mike Turner (R),
David Valadao (R),
Beth Van Duyne (R),
Randy Weber (R),
Daniel Webster (R),
Joe Wilson (R),
Rudy Yakym (R),
Ryan Zinke (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 01/22/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/28/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hjres28/BILLS-119hjres28ih.pdf |
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