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.

IIA Calendar No. 8 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 9 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 FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. LEE, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. COTTON, Ms. ERNST, Mr. DAINES, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read the first time MARCH 1, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar 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 assembled 2 (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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:27 Mar 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ9.PCS SJ9 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SJ 9 PCS intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 1 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 2 States within seven years after the date of its submission 3 for ratification: 4 ‘‘ARTICLE — 5 ‘‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be 6 composed of nine justices.’’. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:27 Mar 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ9.PCS SJ9 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:27 Mar 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ9.PCS SJ9 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 8 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 9 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 jus- tices. MARCH 1, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:27 Mar 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\SJ9.PCS SJ9 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS