United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 53 (116th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices.
Introduced
25 March 2019
Last action
8 April 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Paul Cook, Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Denver Riggleman, Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Chris Jacobs, Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to be composed of not more than nine Justices.
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Timeline
25 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Denver Riggleman · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Chris Jacobs · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/53
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/53
- us · 116-hjres-53 · source updated 3 January 2025