H.J.Res. 1 failed a floor vote
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.
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
ReportedJun 3, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 23 words.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Law: 21 of 781 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 854 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to reported in house · 76 words
- Subjects
- Constitution and constitutional amendmentsJudgesSupreme Court
- Latest action
- Sep 2, 2026: On motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293).
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 119th S.J.Res. 16 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be R · Introduced
- 118th 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 j R · Introduced
- 117th H.J.Res. 40 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine j R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]