Senator Ed Markley (Democratic), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (Democratic), and House of Representatives Hank Johnson (Democratic) and Mondaire Jones (Democratic) introduced the Judiciary Act of 2021 on April 15th. This act would add four more seats to the Supreme Court making thirteen judges instead of nine. 

According to Anchorage Daily News, these members of the Legislative branch emphasized that, out of the nine Supreme Court judges, six of them are conservative and three of them are liberal. As the Supreme Court is currently unbalanced, this means that it is not a bipartisan entity. To make this court more leveled, adding four more judges would make the Court balanced. 

According to The Hill, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D) is waiting for a recommendation from the bipartisan commission before stating whether he agrees with expanding the Supreme Court seats. Meanwhile, some Democrats and Republicans are against the idea. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said “no intention to bring [Nadler’s bill even if it popular.]” In addition, Republican senators Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley, John Barrasso, and Tom Cotton have introduced a Constitutional amendment stating that the court should stay at nine judges. There is no guarantee that more judges will be added to the Supreme Court, but it is certainly a possibility.