S.J.Res. 16
119th Congress
A 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 nine justices.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
6 février 2025·1 year ago
Summary
Introduced in Senate · Updated 24 mars 2025
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.
Timeline
2 actions
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
6 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
6 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
22 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]TXCosponsors
- Republican22100%
- Republican:Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]FL
- Republican:Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
- Republican:Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]ND
- Republican:Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC
- Republican:Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]TN
- Republican:Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]AL
- Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
- Republican:Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]UT
- Republican:Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
- Republican:Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]TX
- Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
- Republican:Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
- Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
- Republican:Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
- Republican:Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
- Republican:Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA
- Republican:Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]IN
- Republican:Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
- Republican:Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
- Republican:Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
- Republican:Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]IN
- Republican:Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]NE
Classification
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LawLegislative subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsJudgesSupreme Court
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Judiciary Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To6 Feb 2025
- Referred To6 Feb 2025
Cosponsor momentum
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Cosponsors grew from 19 on 6 février 2025 to 22 on 14 avril 2026.
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