US SJR21 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 22 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
| Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Sen. Bill Hagerty [R-TN] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
| Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] |
| Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Eric Schmitt [R-MO] |
| Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] | Sen. Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] |
| Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] |
| Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HJR1 (Related) 2023-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR8 (Related) 2023-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR16 (Related) 2023-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR81 (Related) 2023-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR8 (Related) 2023-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR16 (Related) 2023-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR81 (Related) 2023-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/21/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sjres21/BILLS-118sjres21is.pdf |
