A 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.

IIA Calendar No. 583 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. J. RES. 76 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 19, 2020 Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. LOEF- FLER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. DAINES, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. COTTON, Mr. LEE, Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. GRASSLEY) intro- duced the following joint resolution; which was read the first time NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ76.PCS SJ76 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SJ 76 PCS ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 1 States within seven years after the date of its submission 2 for ratification: 3 ‘‘ARTICLE — 4 ‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 5 composed of nine justices.’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ76.PCS SJ76 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ76.PCS SJ76 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 583 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. J. RES. 76 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 jus- tices. NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Read for the second time and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Nov 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\SJ76.PCS SJ76 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS