About the bill
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Context
Consecutive presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama each got two Supreme Court justices confirmed by the Senate during their presidencies. Their successor Donald Trump, though, got three — despite serving fewer years than any of those predecessors.
Those three justices made the Court much more ideologically conservative, particularly because two of them replaced a centrist and a left-leaning justice rather than a fellow conservative, leading to fears that the Court could overturn hallmark decisions like Roe v. Wade.
Some argue that the confirmation of one single justice shouldn’t have the power to fundamentally reshape the country so dramatically, as 2020’s replacement of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Amy Coney Barrett potentially could.
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Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Apr 15, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on April 15, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
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2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)
Position statements
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S. 1141 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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