HR 8647 119th Congress House Law

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

Introduced: May 4, 2026 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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May 4, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8647: Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8647/

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"H.R. 8647: Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8647/.

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H.R. 8647, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8647/.

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