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HJRES 52 116th Congress House Law Constitution and constitutional amendments Judges Supreme Court

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.

Introduced: September 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices.

What's happening now April 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Yoho, Ted
· Sep 22, 2020
Meadows, Mark
· Sep 17, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Apr 30, 2019
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Mar 25, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 52: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-52/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 52: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-52/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 52, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-52/.
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[H.J. Res. 52: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-52/)
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