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 2D SESSION H. J. RES. 95 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 SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. RIGGLEMAN) 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), 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 23:13 Sep 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ95.IH HJ95 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 95 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 2 composed of nine justices.’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Sep 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ95.IH HJ95 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS