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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Senate urges Congress to establish 18-year term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices
Last action · October 27, 2026: Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 27, 2026Sponsors: Maria Collett and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Pennsylvania Senate urges the United States Congress to enact legislation setting 18-year regular active service terms for U.S. Supreme Court justices, with staggered vacancies every two years and provisions. The resolution also asks Pennsylvania's congressional delegation to support and advance such term-limit measures.
The measure addresses the structure and accountability of the nation's highest federal court, seeking to alter how long individual justices wield judicial authority and how presidential appointments are scheduled, affecting federal judicial governance without imposing binding state-level mandates.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
Their tenure would be limited to 18 years of regular active service with subsequent senior status under the proposed federal legislation urged by the resolution.
Residents of Pennsylvania
They are affected by the legal interpretations and rulings issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on matters such as voting rights, campaign finance, and constitutional law.
Members of Congress from Pennsylvania
They are urged by the state Senate to support, cosponsor, and advance federal term-limit legislation for Supreme Court justices.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Oct 27, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 27, 2026
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0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
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