# US Congress rejects constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court size

https://mins.news/en/item/42923

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 01:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/us-congress-rejects-constitutional-amendment-to-restrict-supreme-court-size?traffic_source=rss

> The US House failed to advance a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices. The vote was 212-206, short of the two-thirds majority required for an amendment. Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Democrats who opposed the measure, which Republicans are using to spotlight divisions over court expansion ahead of the midterm elections.

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