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Read. Follow. Verify.Representative Green introduces bill to increase Supreme Court justices from 9 to 13
Last action · May 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill proposes increasing the total number of Supreme Court justices from nine to thirteen. If enacted, the legislation would expand the size of the nation's highest court by four seats.
Changing the number of Supreme Court justices would alter the composition and potential ideological balance of the court, impacting all future federal judicial rulings.
Who It Would Affect
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Supreme Court of the United States
The court's total membership would increase from nine to thirteen if the bill is passed.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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Proposed expansion of the Supreme Court
The bill seeks to alter the long-standing tradition of a nine-justice Supreme Court, which has been the standard size since 1869.
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