United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 16 (119th)
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
6 February 2025
Last action
6 February 2025 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
20 August 2026
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.
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Timeline
6 February 2025
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/16
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/sjres/16
- us · 119-sjres-16 · source updated 20 August 2026