,,iia #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ad ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #be1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the following joint resolution2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,joint ,,resolution ,proposing an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states to require that the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states be composed of not more than #i justices4 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 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 by the ,congress3 -- #a4 ,the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states shall be composed of not more than #i justices4 #b4 ,the ,congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation4 4