U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S.J.Res. 16
S.J.Res. 16
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.
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- Sponsor
- Ted CruzR-TX
- Introduced
- February 6, 2025, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Law (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (22)
22 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Jim BanksR-IN
- Marsha BlackburnR-TN
- Katie Boyd BrittR-AL
- Ted BuddR-NC
- Shelley Moore CapitoR-WV
- Bill CassidyR-LA
- John CornynR-TX
- Kevin CramerR-ND
- Mike CrapoR-ID
- Deb FischerR-NE
- Chuck GrassleyR-IA
- Bill HagertyR-TN
- Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MS
- Mike LeeR-UT
- James E. RischR-ID
- Tim SheehyR-MT
- Thom TillisR-NC
- Roger F. WickerR-MS
- Todd YoungR-IN
Signed on later
- John HoevenR-NDFebruary 12, 2025
- Steve DainesR-MTJuly 23, 2025
- Ashley MoodyR-FLApril 14, 2026