HJRES1Reported by 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.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-01-03
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Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 86.7% (534 recorded votes)

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

2026-06-03

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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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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 1 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 1 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION 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. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices.''. <all>
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