US SB4805 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Introduced on October 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-11-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-11-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.
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. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
| Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] |
| Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
| Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-09 | Senate | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582. |
| 2020-10-19 | 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/116th-congress/senate-bill/4805/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4805/BILLS-116s4805pcs.pdf |
