Senate Bill
Ted Cruz
R - TX
Cosponsors
9
Policy Area
Summary
The REDI Act would make it more difficult for the U.S. Senate to change the number of Supreme Court Justices. It would require a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate to override an objection to considering a bill that alters the Court's size.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Plain-English explanation of this bill
The REDI Act would make it more difficult for the U.S. Senate to change the number of Supreme Court Justices. It would require a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate to override an objection to considering a bill that alters the Court's size.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Congressional Research Service summary
<p>This bill permits Senators to object to the consideration of any measure that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. An objection raised on these grounds may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.</p>
Main provisions of the bill
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If this bill becomes law, it would make it much more challenging for Congress to alter the size of the Supreme Court. This could have far-reaching implications for the balance of power between the legislative and judicial branches of government, as well as for the ideological direction of the Court itself.
Primary Policy Area
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
942, 119th Congress (2025). "REDI Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-942