Bill would add Supreme Court justices on a set schedule.
S. 5076 — Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act of 2026 · Filed by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The President must pick one new justice every two years. The Senate must approve each choice. The Court would have at least nine justices who hear most cases. Older justices could stay but would hear only certain cases.
Who it affects
The bill affects the Supreme Court, the President, and the Senate. It changes how justices are chosen.
One thing to notice
The bill creates a new group of older justices. They keep their jobs but cannot hear most cases.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,141 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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