Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act.

IA 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. J. RES. 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Ten- nessee, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BUCK, and Mr. CRAWFORD) submitted the fol- lowing joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judi- ciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act. 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ96.IH HJ96 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HJ 96 IH intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 1 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 2 States: 3 ‘‘ARTICLE — 4 ‘‘An Act of Congress that increases the number of 5 judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect 6 before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enact- 7 ment of such Act.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ96.IH HJ96 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS