SJRES 16 · 119th Congress · Law

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.

Introduced 2025-02-06· Sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2025-02-06)

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]IA
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]NC
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]UT
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]TX
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]IN
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]IN
Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]TN
Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]AL
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]NE
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]ND