HJRES1Referred to Committee
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.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-03
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HJRES
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Sponsor
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 86.7% (534 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (2)
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- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-03
Plain-English 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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