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.
Summary
House Joint Resolution 1 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would permanently set the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. This would establish a fixed composition of one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, preventing future Congresses from changing the size of the Court through standard legislation. For citizens, this measure aims to provide long-term stability to the structure of the nation's highest court and would require a rigorous constitutional amendment process to alter in the future.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025