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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to prevent any act that increases the number of justices on the Supreme Court from taking effect for 10 years following its enactment.

What's happening now September 29, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 29, 2020
Buck, Ken
· Sep 29, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 29, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Sep 29, 2020
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 29, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 96: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-96/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 96: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-96/.
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H.J. Res. 96, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-96/.
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[H.J. Res. 96: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to ensure that an Act of Congress that increases the number of judges comprising the Supreme Court may not take effect before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of such Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-96/)
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