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.
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to permanently set the number of justices on the Supreme Court at nine. It would require the Supreme Court to always consist of exactly nine justices, directly affecting the Court's composition. The amendment would become part of the Constitution only if ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years. This is a procedural change to the Constitution's structure, not a policy affecting other areas.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
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State
District
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Ted Cruz
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Moody
RRepublican
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
Jim Banks
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
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