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HJRES 1 119th Congress

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.

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

Excerpt from the latest CRS summary Jan 3, 2025 Congress.gov

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Latest action Sep 2, 2026 Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Law
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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-13 10:07:03 UTC.

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19 dated records

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Introduction 1 One supplied introduction date.
Official actions 15 15 dated action records.
Committees 1 1 undated relationship.
Amendments 0 No record is cached.
Text versions 2 2 dated, 0 without a supplied date.
House roll calls 1 1 exact-key match.
Senate roll calls 0 No exact document-key match in the Senate-vote cache.
Related measures 3 3 undated relationships.
Linked law 0 No linked law record is cached; this does not predict outcome.

  1. Official action Congress.gov

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100

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    Introduced in House

    IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H

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    Introduced in House

    IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000

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    Introduced in House

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  2. Official action Congress.gov

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.

    Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000

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    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001

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    Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

    Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12420

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    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732.

    Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200

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    Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732.

    Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000

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    Reported in House

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  4. Official action Congress.gov · 12:30 pm UTC

    Mr. Biggs (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300

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    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5443-5451; text: CR H5443)

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000

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    Official action Congress.gov · 12:30 pm UTC

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 1.

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000

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    Official action Congress.gov · 1:38 pm UTC

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H37220

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    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5459-5460)

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000

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    On motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293).

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H37300

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    Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293).

    Floor · Library of Congress · Code 9000

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    House roll call Congress.gov · 8:34 pm UTC

    House roll 293

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

    Failed

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Every dated cached record linked to HJRES 1. Same-date row order does not assert procedural sequence.
Date and timeRecordOfficial detailSource
IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the House. Congress.gov
Official actionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in House No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in House No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 Congress.gov
Text versionIntroduced in House A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8. No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 Congress.gov
Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 Congress.gov
Official actionPlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84. No additional detail supplied.Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12420 Congress.gov
Official actionReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732. No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200 Congress.gov
Official actionReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732. No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 Congress.gov
Text versionReported in House A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionMr. Biggs (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300 Congress.gov
Official actionConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5443-5451; text: CR H5443) No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 Congress.gov
Official actionDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 1. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 Congress.gov
Official actionAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37220 Congress.gov
Official actionConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5459-5460) No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 Congress.gov
Official actionOn motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293). No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37300 Congress.gov
Official actionFailed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293). No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 9000 Congress.gov
House roll callHouse roll 293 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFailed Congress.gov

House roll calls join only on matching Congress, legislation type, and number. Senate roll calls join only on matching source-supplied document type and number, not question text. Committee and related-measure relationships have no date in their relationship records and therefore are counted above but never placed on the chronology.

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CRS summary

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

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

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