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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1616
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for 12 associate justices
of the Supreme Court of the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 16, 2023
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for 12
associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Act of
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2023’’.
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SEC. 2. NUMBER OF JUSTICES; QUORUM.
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Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
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by striking ‘‘a Chief Justice of the United States and eight
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associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a
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quorum’’ and inserting ‘‘a Chief Justice of the United
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States and 12 associate justices, any 8 of whom shall con-
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