HJRES 28 · in committee · symbolic
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.
- government reform
What this bill does
- This amendment would require the Supreme Court to have exactly nine justices.
- It affects the structure of the federal judiciary and limits Congress's ability to change Court size.
- The amendment requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures to become law.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would freezing the Supreme Court at nine justices affect Congress's ability to respond to future changes in caseload or judicial workload?
- 02
What arguments support fixing the Court size in the Constitution rather than leaving it subject to legislative change?
- 03
Which groups would benefit or lose influence if this amendment prevents the Court from expanding or contracting in the future?
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Sponsor · R-SD
Dusty Johnson
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
104/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-22
Joining the bill

Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2 · original

Mark Alford
R-MO-4 · original

Stephanie I. Bice
R-OK-5 · original

Kat Cammack
R-FL-3 · original

Vern Buchanan
R-FL-16 · original

Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original

Andy Biggs
R-AZ-5 · original

Troy Balderson
R-OH-12 · original

Mark E. Amodei
R-NV-2 · original

Robert B. Aderholt
R-AL-4 · original

Ken Calvert
R-CA-41 · original

Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6 · original
+ 92 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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