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S 4805 116th Congress Senate Congress Judges Legislative rules and procedure Senate Supreme Court

A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Introduced: October 19, 2020 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 9, 2020
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.
Oct 19, 2020
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill 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.

What's happening now November 9, 2020

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 11
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 7, 2020
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 26, 2020
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 23, 2020
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Oct 21, 2020
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Oct 20, 2020
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 20, 2020
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 19, 2020
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Oct 19, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Oct 19, 2020
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 19, 2020
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 19, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4805: A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4805/
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"S. 4805: A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4805/.
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S. 4805, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4805/.
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