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SJRES 16 118th Congress Senate Law Constitution and constitutional amendments Judges Supreme Court

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 not more than 9 justices.

Introduced: February 16, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of not more than nine Justices.

What's happening now February 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 16, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 16, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 16, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 16, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 16, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 16, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 16, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 16, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 16, 2023
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 16, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). 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 not more than 9 justices.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-16/
MLA
"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 not more than 9 justices.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-16/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 16, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-16/.
Markdown link
[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 not more than 9 justices.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-16/)
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