# H.J.Res. 1 (119th): This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate 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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: constitutional_amendment. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: constitutional_change. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: judicial_structure. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 293: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure is a structural constitutional provision about the size of the Supreme Court. It does not directly advance or restrain a named moral harm, so it is best treated as a prudential governance matter. Reasonable people can disagree about the best judicial structure, and the amendment's effects are not clearly good or evil on the face of the summary.
Theological note: Scripture gives no direct instruction on the number of justices on a national high court. The question concerns the structure of civil government and the due administration of justice, which falls under general equity and prudential judgment rather than a direct moral command. Relevant concerns include whether the court's composition is stable and impartial, and whether the amendment process is used with restraint and respect for constitutional order.

## Recorded votes

Roll 293: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 212 · Nay 206 · Other 15.

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