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WV HCR12

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joe Funkhouser

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Calls on Congress to convene an Article V Convention of States to propose a constitutional amendment fixing the number of U.S. Supreme Court Justices at nine
  • Notes that Article III of the Constitution does not currently specify the number of Supreme Court Justices
  • Invokes Article V requirement that Congress "shall call a Convention" upon application by two-thirds of state legislatures
  • Introduced January 20, 2026, by Delegates Funkhouser, Ridenour, Horst, Roop, Hillenbrand, J. Cannon, Holstein, and Linville
  • Directs the Clerk to send copies to Congress, West Virginia's congressional delegation, and presiding officers of all state legislatures to request cooperation

Legislative Description

Constitutional Amendment establishing the United States Supreme Court as 9 Justices

Last Action

To House Judiciary

1/20/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/20/2026

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