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title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices."
identifier: "118-HJRES-81"
congress: 118
bill_number: 81
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/hjres/81"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/81"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T07:39:05.425Z"
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That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
> "ARTICLE —SECTION. 1The Supreme Court shall be composed of not more than nine justices.SECTION. 2The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."