HJ.Res. 174 · 119th Congress

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

This proposal would change the Constitution to limit how long Supreme Court justices can serve. Right now, Supreme Court justices serve for life—they can stay on the Court until they retire or die. This amendment would cap that at 18 years instead. So if a justice is appointed today, they could serve until 2044, the…

Sponsor

Olszewski, Johnny (D-Maryland)

Introduced

2026-05-04

Policy area

Law