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.

Sponsored byRep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]SD· Introduced 22 January 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

22 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 3 February 2025

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.

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3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
22 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

108 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]SD

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Republican:Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]IA
Republican:Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]AL
Republican:Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]WA
Republican:Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]VA
Republican:Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]FL
Republican:Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]MI
Republican:Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]IA
Republican:Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]FL
Republican:Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]GA
Republican:Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]FL
Republican:Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]CA
Republican:Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12]TX
Republican:Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]GA
Republican:Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]CA
Republican:Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3]GA
Republican:Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]CA
Republican:Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]MD
Republican:Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Republican:Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]GA
Republican:Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]AL
Republican:Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]CA
Republican:Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]NC
Republican:Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]SC
Republican:Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13]NC
Republican:Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]NC
Republican:Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]WI
Republican:Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]OH
Republican:Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]NC
Republican:Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]AZ
Republican:Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]AZ
Republican:Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]IN
Republican:Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham [R-AZ-8]AZ
Republican:Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]SC
Republican:Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]MI
Republican:Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]NC
Republican:Rep. McDowell, Addison [R-NC-6]NC
Republican:Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KY
Republican:Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]KS
Republican:Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]MN
Republican:Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]PA
Republican:Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]WI
Republican:Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]SC
Republican:Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]GA
Republican:Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]NC
Republican:Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]FL
Republican:Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]ID
Republican:Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]NE
Republican:Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]FL
Republican:Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]LA
Republican:Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]TN

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Constitution and constitutional amendmentsJudgesSupreme Court

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Judiciary Committee
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Track 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. as it moves through Congress