This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of not more than nine Justices.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 81 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 81
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine
justices.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 11, 2023
Mr. Gallagher (for himself and Mr. Webster of Florida) submitted the
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine
justices.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
``Article--
``Section 1. The Supreme Court shall be composed of not more than
nine justices.
``Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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