IIA
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 21
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 22, 2023
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Schmitt, and Mr. Young) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices.
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