The House rejects a Republican-backed constitutional amendment aimed at limiting the Supreme Court to nine justices. On the House floor, the measure fails to reach the threshold required for constitutional amendments: it needs a two-thirds majority.
Both reports say the amendment comes up short, with the vote falling along party lines at 212–206. CBS News describes the outcome as the GOP proposal failing to secure the supermajority needed. The Hill adds that Democrats oppose the effort and notes that the vote does not reach the required two-thirds total, despite support from Republicans.
The two outlets frame the same legislative result—an unsuccessful attempt to change the Constitution to prevent any expansion of the court’s size. No further action in the House is described in either account, leaving the proposal without passage and therefore without moving forward through the constitutional amendment process.
