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<dc:title>119 HR 8647 IH: Representative Green’s Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-05-04</dc:date>
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<congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session>
<legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8647</legis-num>
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<action-date date="20260504">May 4, 2026</action-date>
<action-desc><sponsor name-id="G000553">Mr. Green of Texas</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
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<section id="H0966556B5A974FF4A418ECF4E8D69304" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Expansion of the supreme court</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H35B47D0CAD2E45798C4FED4F969004BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>eight</quote> and inserting <quote>twelve</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
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