United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 95 (116th)
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
24 September 2020
Last action
24 September 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
COLLIN PETERSON, Denver Riggleman, Mo Brooks, Michael San Nicolas, Doug LaMalfa, Ken Buck
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
18 November 2025
Summary
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to require that the Supreme Court consist of nine justices.
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Timeline
24 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 September 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 September 2020
Sponsors
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
- Denver Riggleman · R · Sponsor
- Mo Brooks · R · Cosponsor
- Michael San Nicolas · D · Cosponsor
- Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
- Ken Buck · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/95
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/95
- us · 116-hjres-95 · source updated 18 November 2025