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Al Green (D-TX)

Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.

H.R. 8647 · House bill Law

A Democratic bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill proposes to increase the number of justices serving on the Supreme Court. It seeks to expand the current structure from nine justices to a total of thirteen. To achieve this, the legislation amends Title 28 of the United States Code. The changes specifically involve updating the number of justices to twelve and adjusting the number of six to eight. This legislation was introduced by Representative Green of Texas.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Expanding the Supreme Court increases the scale and reach of the federal judiciary.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Expanding the court may lead to increased political scrutiny and complexity in judicial operations.