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substantiveSep 2, 2026 · House roll call · passage · Result: Failed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — 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

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.

In plain language

- This House joint resolution from the 119th Congress proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution about the size of the Supreme Court. - Official subject tags are the Constitution and constitutional amendments, judges, the Supreme Court, and law. - The official summary says the proposed amendment would require the Supreme Court to have nine justices, one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. - A constitutional amendment must be approved by Congress and then ratified by the states before it becomes part of the Constitution. - The record does not describe other court rules.

Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.

View this measure on congress.gov

Roll-call breakdown

Yea212

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 211

Nay206

Democrat: 205 · Independent: 1

Present0

Not Voting15

Democrat: 8 · Republican: 7

How each member voted (433)

Yea (212)

Nay (206)

Not Voting (15)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.