HR8647-119

In Committee

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

119th Congress Introduced May 4, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0966556B5A974FF4A418ECF4E8D69304: 1. Expansion of the supreme court Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— by striking eight and inserting twelve; and by striking six and...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 4, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 4, 2026

Introduced in House

May 4, 2026

Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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