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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. J. RES. 28 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require |
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| 6 | 6 | | that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY22, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. J |
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| 10 | 10 | | OHNSONof South Dakota (for himself, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Mr. |
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| 12 | 12 | | LEISCHMANN, Mr. ESTES, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. |
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| 14 | 14 | | ALDERSON, Mr. DUNNof Florida, Ms. FOXX, Mr. ROSE, Mr. BACON, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Mr. B |
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| 16 | 16 | | IGGSof Arizona, Ms. VANDUYNE, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. HARRIGAN, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Mr. A |
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| 18 | 18 | | USTINSCOTTof Georgia, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. |
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| 20 | 20 | | INSTAD, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. |
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| 22 | 22 | | AKYM, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. RUTHER- |
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| 23 | 23 | | FORD, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. THOMPSONof |
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| 24 | 24 | | Pennsylvania, Ms. M |
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| 25 | 25 | | ALLIOTAKIS, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. FRY, Mr. EZELL, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Mr. O |
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| 27 | 27 | | GLES, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. |
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| 29 | 29 | | ACKSONof Texas, Mr. MANN, Mr. ISSA, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. AMODEIof |
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| 30 | 30 | | Nevada, Mrs. H |
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| 31 | 31 | | ARSHBARGER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. HUIZENGA, Ms. DELA |
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| 33 | 33 | | RUZ, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. KELLYof Mis- |
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| 34 | 34 | | sissippi, Mr. S |
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| 35 | 35 | | COTTFRANKLINof Florida, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. SES- |
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| 36 | 36 | | SIONS, Mr. ROGERSof Kentucky, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. WILSONof South |
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| 37 | 37 | | Carolina, Mr. G |
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| 38 | 38 | | ARBARINO, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mrs. BICE, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Mr. L |
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| 40 | 40 | | ALOTA, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HILLof Ar- |
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| 41 | 41 | | kansas, Mr. G |
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| 42 | 42 | | UTHRIE, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr. SMITHof Nebraska, |
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| 43 | 43 | | Mr. L |
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| 44 | 44 | | AWLER, Mr. MILLERof Ohio, and Mr. SCHMIDT) submitted the fol- |
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| 45 | 45 | | lowing joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judi- |
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| 46 | 46 | | ciary |
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| 47 | 47 | | JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 48 | 48 | | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United |
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| 49 | 49 | | States to require that the Supreme Court of the United |
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| 50 | 50 | | States be composed of nine justices. |
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| 53 | 53 | | •HJ 28 IH |
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| 54 | 54 | | Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 |
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| 55 | 55 | | of the United States of America in Congress assembled2 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3 |
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| 57 | 57 | | lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4 |
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| 58 | 58 | | stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 |
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| 59 | 59 | | intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 |
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| 60 | 60 | | ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 |
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| 61 | 61 | | States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 |
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| 62 | 62 | | for ratification: 9 |
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| 63 | 63 | | ‘‘A |
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| 64 | 64 | | RTICLE— 10 |
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| 65 | 65 | | ‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 11 |
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| 66 | 66 | | composed of nine justices.’’. 12 |
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