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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Introduction
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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Jan 22, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 108 co-sponsors
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Dusty Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Abraham J. Hamadeh
RRepublican
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Addison P. McDowell
RRepublican
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Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Ogles
RRepublican
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Andy Biggs
RRepublican
Co
Andy Harris
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Austin Scott
RRepublican
Co
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
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