United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 43 (117th)
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.
Introduced
22 April 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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3 January 2025
Summary
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.
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3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 April 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/43
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/43