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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.

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 justices.

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jul 6, 2026) Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Law
Legislative subjects (3)
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsJudgesSupreme Court

Summary
  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to require the Supreme Court to be composed of exactly nine justices consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices
  • The proposed amendment would need to be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures to become part of the Constitution
  • States would have seven years from the submission date to ratify the amendment

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
  • 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
  • ULINE $6,600
  • TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
  • LEE BENSON $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →

Actions (6)
  1. Jul 6, 2026 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84. · house
  2. Jul 6, 2026 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732. · house
  3. Jun 3, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8. · house
  4. Jun 3, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  5. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  6. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

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  • SJRES 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 composed of nine justices. (shares 3 subjects)
  • HJRES 28 — 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. (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5166 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1074 — Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 399 — Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 4638 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 359 — Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HJRES 28 — 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. · Introduced Jan 22, 2025 · Cong. 119 90%
  • SJRES 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 composed of nine justices. · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 87%
  • HJRES 145 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of office of the judges of the Supreme Court and inferior courts. · Introduced Jan 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HJRES 174 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for term limits for justices of the Supreme Court. · Introduced May 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HJRES 141 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for the admission of new States into the Union. · Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HJRES 29 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times. · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%

Text versions (2)
  • Reported in House · Jul 6, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

Committee action

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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

July 6, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Allen and Mr. Schmidt

July 6, 2026

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

JOINT RESOLUTION

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.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

“Article—

“The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices.”. House Calendar No. 84

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. J. RES. 1

[Report No. 119-732]

JOINT RESOLUTION

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.

July 6, 2026

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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