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 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 8 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 JANUARY 9, 2023 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. CAMMACK, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. BACON, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. LATURNER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BANKS, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. CARL, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MANN, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mrs. BICE, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. FALLON, Mrs. LESKO, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. MILLS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. PERRY, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUTHER- FORD, Mr. ROSE, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MORAN, Mr. COL- LINS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. AMODEI, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. FRY, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. BABIN, and Ms. VAN DUYNE) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com- mittee 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. VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Jan 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HJ8.IH HJ8 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HJ 8 IH Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled 2 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 ‘‘ARTICLE — 10 ‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 11 composed of nine justices.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:07 Jan 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ8.IH HJ8 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB