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.

Bill: 119-sjres-16
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Judges

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices. </p>

tv_txt: IIA 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 16 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Budd , Mr. Risch , Mr. Lee , Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Young , Mr. Banks , Mr. Hagerty , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Sheehy , Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: — The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices. .