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S.J.Res. 14 (116th)
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 not more than 9 justices.
Introduced
25 March 2019
Last action
25 March 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to be composed of not more than nine Justices.
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Timeline
25 March 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/14
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sjres/14
- us · 116-sjres-14 · source updated 10 August 2026