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Considers (83) S.J. Res. 44. ; Considers legislation to propose a constitutional amendment to fix the number of Supreme Court Judges at nine; to make retirement compulsory at age 75; to render Justices ineligible to become President or Vice President of US within 5 years of leaving the Court and to clarify appellate jurisdiction of the Court in certain circumstances. ; Record is based on bibliographic data in CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index. Reuse except for individual research requires license from Congressional Information Service, Inc. ; Indexed in CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index Part VI ; Considers (83) S.J. Res. 44. ; Considers legislation to propose a constitutional amendment to fix the number of Supreme Court Judges at nine; to make retirement compulsory at age 75; to render Justices ineligible to become President or Vice President of US within 5 years of leaving the Court and to clarify appellate jurisdiction of the Court in certain circumstances. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Abstract
Constitutional reform dominated Russia's legal and political agenda in 2020. Starting with Putin's January 15, 2020 state-of-the-nation address, the 1993 Yeltsin constitution was amended and substantially transformed to meet Putin's immediate and more long-term political objectives. In the process a flawed but forward-looking document has been stripped of much of its liberal potential and instead been converted into a more traditional top-down system of governance. Putin did not just overturn the term limits on his presidency. He created a new power vertical (the unified system of public power), a stronger presidency, and a more subservient judiciary. Moreover, Putin's amendments undermine the constitution's internal consistency by introducing numerous contradictions into Russia's founding law. In particular, while technically observing the constitution's procedural requirements, he managed to downgrade Russia's civil liberties—the highest value under the 1993 constitution—while elevating and expanding Russia's social rights.

Considers (86) S.J. Res. 126, (86) S.J. Res. 60, (86) S.J. Res. 71, (86) S.J. Res. 134. ; Considers: S.J. Res. 126, to amend the Constitution to prohibit the poll tax and property qualification for voters; S.J. Res. 60 and related S.J. Res. 71 and S.J. Res. 134, to amend the Constitution to grant D.C. representation in the House of Representatives and in the Electoral College. ; Record is based on bibliographic data in CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index. Reuse except for individual research requires license from Congressional Information Service, Inc. ; Indexed in CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index Part VII ; Considers (86) S.J. Res. 126, (86) S.J. Res. 60, (86) S.J. Res. 71, (86) S.J. Res. 134. ; Considers: S.J. Res. 126, to amend the Constitution to prohibit the poll tax and property qualification for voters; S.J. Res. 60 and related S.J. Res. 71 and S.J. Res. 134, to amend the Constitution to grant D.C. representation in the House of Representatives and in the Electoral College. ; Mode of access: Internet.

In 2018 Japan's Liberal Democratic Party announced four new proposals to amend the seven-decades-old and thus-far unamended constitution of Japan. These include adding a third paragraph to Article 9, as well as state-of-emergency provisions, support for students in need, and changes to the electoral system. By analyzing each proposal's place in the debate on amendments dating back to the 1950s, I show that these very different proposals share one important feature that sets them apart from recent drafts aiming for wholesale reform of the constitution: they are relatively minimalist in nature. This new modesty is due to the necessity to win over other parties and voters, but it is also an attempt to cement rather than to change the LDP-made status quo.

This resolution introduced by Catherine May is identical to equal rights amendments repeatedly presented to the House from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

"Reports and evidence showing need of further regulation of dangerous trades": p. 55. ; Signed: Henry R.Seager, chairman, Committee on labor legislation and the Constitutional convention of New York state. ; Mode of access: Internet.