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Resolution · 119th Congress · HJRES 174

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for term limits for justices of the Supreme Court.

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Introduced 2026-05-04Topic: governance ethics · criminal justice

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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit Supreme Court justices to no more than 18 years in office. Any justice serving when the amendment is ratified who has already served 18 years or more would have their term ended. If that justice is the Chief Justice, the position would be filled as provided by law. The amendment would take effect only if approved by two-thirds of each house of Congress and ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-05-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-05-04Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-04Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.