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Judiciary Act of 2021

S. 1141 · 117th Congress · Apr 15, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Judiciary Act of 2021”.

Sec. 2 Number of justices; quorum

Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking “a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum” and inserting “a Chief Justice of the United States and twelve associate justices, any eight of whom shall constitute a quorum”.