US SB461 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-03-01 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-03-01 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates a point of order against considering legislation in the Senate that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill allows the point of order to be waived by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate.
Title
A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Sponsors
| Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] |
| Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Bill Hagerty [R-TN] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
| Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
| Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | Senate | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/461/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s461/BILLS-117s461pcs.pdf |
