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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. J. RES. 16
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY6 (legislative day, FEBRUARY5), 2025
Mr. C
RUZ(for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BUDD,
Mr. R
ISCH, Mr. LEE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. TILLIS,
Mr. C
ORNYN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. BANKS, Mr.
H
AGERTY, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. SHEEHY, Mrs. FISCHER, and Mr. WICKER)
introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1
of the United States of America in Congress assembled2
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-4
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7
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States within seven years after the date of its submission 1
for ratification: 2
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RTICLE— 3
‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 4
composed of nine justices.’’. 5
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