House vote
Official title: HJRES 1: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
A fast-track vote to pass it: 40 minutes of debate, no floor amendments. Needs two-thirds.
SourceResolution failed: 212 yes, 206 no, 15 not voting
, HJRES 1
Verified, official roll call data
Official source: clerk.house.gov(opens in a new tab)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.
Topic: Law
What the bill does
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary