HR 3422 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Judiciary Act of 2023

Introduced May 17, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 17, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Judiciary Act of 2023

This bill increases from 9 to 13 the number of Justices on the Supreme Court.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to Nov 20, 2024; 61 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostMay 24, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburySep 29, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasJul 26, 2024
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroNov 20, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 17, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 1. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill amends title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 83, May 17, 2023, page H2428.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1616Judiciary Act of 2023Identical billMay 16, 2023
HR 2584Judiciary Act of 2021Reintroduction ofOct 19, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Judiciary Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House

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