Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

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This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices. If the size of the Supreme Court is increased to more than nine Justices before ratification of this amendment, those additional offices are void.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 22, 2021

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

Latest action (Oct 19, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 22, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.