119th Congress
S.J.Res. 16
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
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Feb 6, 2025
- Policy area
- Law
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (22)
Original cosponsors (19)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
Added later (3)
- John Hoeven (R-ND) · Feb 12, 2025
- Steve Daines (R-MT) · Jul 23, 2025
- Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Apr 14, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate