US SJR9 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-01 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-01 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8.
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 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. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
| Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] |
| Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] |
| Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | Senate | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8. |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
Same As/Similar To
HJR11 (Same As) 2021-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR4 (Related) 2021-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR39 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR43 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR40 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR4 (Related) 2021-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR39 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR43 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR40 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/9/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sjres9/BILLS-117sjres9pcs.pdf |
