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119-hr-8647119th Congress
Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.
Sponsored By: Representative Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced
Summary
Adds four justices to the Supreme Court, raising the total from nine to thirteen. The bill would amend Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, by substituting "eight" with "twelve" and "six" with "eight" in the statutory text that sets the Court's size. It creates no programs, funding, eligibility changes, or transition rules.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Increase Supreme Court justices to 13
This bill would change Section 1 of title 28 of the U.S. Code. It would replace the word "eight" with "twelve" and "six" with "eight". This would raise the Supreme Court from nine justices to thirteen justices. The bill would not set an effective date or a phase-in. It would not add rules on how the new seats would be filled or paid for. This would create four new seats available for nomination and Senate confirmation.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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