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 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 52 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 MARCH 21, 2019 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 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), 3 That the following article is proposed as an amend- 4 ment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall 5 be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Con- 6 stitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths 7 of the several States within seven years after the date of 8 its submission for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 Mar 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ52.IH HJ52 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HJ 52 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 23:06 Mar 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ52.IH HJ52 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS