Struck = only in HJR 2005 ·
added = only in HJRES 28.
House[Congressional JointBills Resolution119th 2005Congress] -[From Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2005 BY BRADLEY (COMPANION TO SJR 2001 BY MCCLINTOCK) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution urging the UnitedU.S. States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices.
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andRes. WHEREAS, expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court of the United States for political purposes threatens the Supreme Court’s long-term stability and undermines public confidence in our judiciary;
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NOWJ. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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Estes, Ms.
Tenney, Mr.
Hudson, Mr.
Balderson, Mr.
Dunn of Florida, Ms.
Foxx, Mr.
Rose, Mr.
Bacon, Mr.
Biggs of Arizona, Ms.
Van Duyne, Mr.
Feenstra, Mr.
Harrigan, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs.
Cammack, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr.
Finstad, Mr.
Fulcher, Ms.
Hageman, Mr.
Rouzer, Mr.
Zinke, Mr.
Yakym, Mr.
Guest, Mr.
Moolenaar, Mrs.
Fischbach, Mr.
Rutherford, Mr.
Moran, Mr.
Buchanan, Ms.
Letlow, Mr.
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Malliotakis, Mrs.
Houchin, Mr.
Fry, Mr.
Ezell, Mr.
Ogles, Mr.
Ciscomani, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr.
Fitzgerald, Mr.
Jackson of Texas, Mr.
Mann, Mr.
Issa, Ms.
Salazar, Mr.
Amodei of Nevada, Mrs.
Harshbarger, Mr.
Perry, Mr.
Huizenga, Ms.
De La Cruz, Mr.
Timmons, Mr.
Alford, Mr.
Massie, Mr.
Kelly of Mississippi, Mr.
Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr.
Aderholt, Mr.
Sessions, Mr.
Rogers of Kentucky, Mr.
Flood, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
Garbarino, Mr.
Donalds, Mr.
Grothman, Mrs.
Bice, Mr.
LaLota, Mr.
Moore of Alabama, Mr.
Calvert, Mr.
Hill of Arkansas, Mr.
Guthrie, Mrs.
Miller of Illinois, Mr.
Smith of Nebraska, Mr.
Lawler, Mr.
Miller of Ohio, and Mr.
Schmidt) submitted the following joint resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION 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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), 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-- ``The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices.''.
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