Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
SCR 9 is a symbolic resolution passed by the Texas Legislature urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to permanently fix the U.S. Supreme Court's size at nine justices. It does not create new law or affect any specific group; instead, it requests Congress formally propose an amendment stating "The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices." The resolution directs Texas officials to send copies to federal leaders and Texas' congressional delegation, asking them to enter it into the Congressional Record as a formal request. As a concurrent resolution, it has no legal effect but expresses Texas' position on preserving the Court's current structure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The document was converted from a draft legislative text to an official enrolled version, adding formal headers, signatures, and certification dates while removing line numbers and draft annotations. This change signifies that the bill has been fully approved by both legislative chambers and the Governor, making it the final legal text ready for execution.
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Added official enrolled headers, signature lines for legislative officers, and certification dates to finalize the document.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
26–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 13, 2025
D
Democratic10
70% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
John Smithee
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
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