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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1141
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices
of the Supreme Court of the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 15, 2021
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve
associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Act of
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2021’’.
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SEC. 2. NUMBER OF JUSTICES; QUORUM.
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Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
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by striking ‘‘a Chief Justice of the United States and eight
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associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a
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quorum’’ and inserting ‘‘a Chief Justice of the United
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States and twelve associate justices, any eight of whom
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shall constitute a quorum’’.
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