United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 21 (118th)
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
22 March 2023
Last action
22 March 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.
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Timeline
22 March 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 March 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → 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.
- related to → 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.
- related to → 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.
- related to ← Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/21
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/sjres/21
- us · 118-sjres-21 · source updated 10 August 2026