IA
119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. J. RES. 28
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
JANUARY22, 2025
Mr. J
OHNSONof South Dakota (for himself, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Mr.
F
LEISCHMANN, Mr. ESTES, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. HUDSON, Mr.
B
ALDERSON, Mr. DUNNof Florida, Ms. FOXX, Mr. ROSE, Mr. BACON,
Mr. B
IGGSof Arizona, Ms. VANDUYNE, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. HARRIGAN,
Mr. A
USTINSCOTTof Georgia, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr.
F
INSTAD, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ZINKE, Mr.
Y
AKYM, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. RUTHER-
FORD, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. THOMPSONof
Pennsylvania, Ms. M
ALLIOTAKIS, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. FRY, Mr. EZELL,
Mr. O
GLES, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr.
J
ACKSONof Texas, Mr. MANN, Mr. ISSA, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. AMODEIof
Nevada, Mrs. H
ARSHBARGER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. HUIZENGA, Ms. DELA
C
RUZ, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. KELLYof Mis-
sissippi, Mr. S
COTTFRANKLINof Florida, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. ROGERSof Kentucky, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. WILSONof South
Carolina, Mr. G
ARBARINO, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mrs. BICE,
Mr. L
ALOTA, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HILLof Ar-
kansas, Mr. G
UTHRIE, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr. SMITHof Nebraska,
Mr. L
AWLER, Mr. MILLERof Ohio, and Mr. SCHMIDT) 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 require that the Supreme Court of the United
States be composed of nine justices.
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•HJ 28 IH
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1
of the United States of America in Congress assembled2
(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
‘‘A
RTICLE— 10
‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 11
composed of nine justices.’’. 12
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