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.

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 · introduced 2020-09-29 · Law · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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.

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · 11 cosponsors

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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Austin Scott (R-GA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)

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Words on this page, explained (1)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hjres96.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hjres96 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116