HJRES 28 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

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 Originated House Sponsor Dusty Johnson R-SD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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

IntroducedJan 22, 2025
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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

Cosponsors 108

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2025 to Jun 15, 2026, with 72 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-TN	Andrew Ogles	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-NY	Andrew R. Garbarino	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-MN	Brad Finstad	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-KY	Brett Guthrie	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-FL	Byron Donalds	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw	Original	Jan 22, 2025
R-FL	Daniel Webster	Original	Jan 22, 2025

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Actions 2

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Jan 22, 2025Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
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.	Identical bill	Feb 6, 2025

Subjects

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Jan 22, 2025Introduced in House

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