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.

IA 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 43 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 22, 2021 Mr. GREEN of Tennessee submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION 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. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2 thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:39 Apr 23, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ43.IH HJ43 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 43 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘SECTION 1. The Supreme Court of the United 2 States shall be composed of nine justices, though one or 3 more of these nine offices may be vacant until filled. 4 ‘‘SECTION 2. If the size of the Supreme Court has 5 been increased to more than nine justices before this 6 amendment is ratified, upon the ratification of this 7 amendment, those additional offices are void. 8 ‘‘SECTION 3. Congress shall have the power to en- 9 force this article by appropriate legislation.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:39 Apr 23, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ43.IH HJ43 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS