[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 77 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 77

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
   provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 
                                 years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 1997

    Mr. Hefley introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
   provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 
                                 years.

    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--

    ``Notwithstanding section 1 of article III of this Constitution, a 
judge of the Supreme Court or an inferior court created under that 
article may not, except with the consent of the Senate, hold office for 
more than 10 years after--
            ``(1) the judge took office,
            ``(2) the Senate last consented to the continuance in 
        office of the judge, or
            ``(3) the ratification of this article,
whichever last occurs.''.
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