HJRES 53
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 be composed of not more than nine justices.
Introduced: March 25, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to be composed of not more than nine Justices.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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