H.J.Res. 43 · 117th Congress

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.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mark Green
Introduced
2021-04-22
Latest action
2021-10-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summary

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices. If the size of the Supreme Court is increased to more than nine Justices before ratification of this amendment, those additional offices are void.