HJRES 28 United States House · 119th Congress

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.

HJRES 28 proposes a constitutional amendment to permanently fix the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court at nine. This would require ratification by 38 state legislatures (three-fourths of states) within seven years to become part of the Constitution. The amendment directly affects the structure of the Supreme Court, which has had nine justices since 1869 but could otherwise be altered by future congressional action. It does not change current court operations or create new laws, but instead seeks to make the nine-justice composition a permanent constitutional requirement.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 22, 2025
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Jan 22, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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1 primary · 108 co-sponsors

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Party
State
District
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Photo of Dusty Johnson
Dusty Johnson
RRepublican
SD
At-Large
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Photo of Abraham J. Hamadeh
Abraham J. Hamadeh
RRepublican
AZ
8
Co
Photo of Addison P. McDowell
Addison P. McDowell
RRepublican
NC
6
Co
Photo of Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
NE
3
Co
Photo of Andrew Ogles
Andrew Ogles
RRepublican
TN
5
Co
Photo of Andrew R. Garbarino
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
NY
2
Co
Photo of Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
RRepublican
AZ
5
Co
Photo of Andy Harris
Andy Harris
RRepublican
MD
1
Co
Photo of Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
IA
2
Co
Photo of Austin Scott
Austin Scott
RRepublican
GA
8
Co
Photo of Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
GA
11