House · Roll call 293 · Sept. 2, 2026

A vote to pass H.J.Res. 1, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to have nine justices, under a fast-track procedure needing two-thirds.

Failed212–206 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Bill
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.
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 1 · No 205 · Did not vote 8
Republicans
Yes 211 · No 0 · Did not vote 7
Independent
Yes 0 · No 1

Most Democrats voted No (205 of 214).

Most Republicans voted Yes (211 of 218).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

The joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be made up of nine Justices: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Suspending the rules is a fast-track procedure that needs two-thirds of those voting; the measure fell short of two-thirds, so it did not pass.

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Summary by the 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.

How each member voted

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