House joint resolution · 117th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 19, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 40.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 65, April 15, 2021, Page H1844):Article 5Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 40, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/40
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
17582dc91738c9d6bfc39fe7f8a1e8417d00e0ad040aabeb735077118c6df6a8
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 40, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dan Bishop (R-NC), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Jody Hice (R-GA), Randy Weber (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.
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- H.R. 6828 (117th) No Pro-Abortion Task Force Act
- H.J.Res. 82 (117th) Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for…
- H.R. 5360 (117th) Freedom from Mandates Act
- H.R. 380 (117th) Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2021
Related bills
- H.J.Res. 1 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine…Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.