# 119-sjres-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 nine justices.

119-sjres-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 nine justices., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sjres-16
- Congress: 119
- 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**This proposed constitutional amendment would fix the Supreme Court's size at nine justices.** It adds a new Article declaring the Court shall be composed of nine justices and requires that the amendment be proposed by two-thirds of both chambers and ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures within seven years of submission for it to become part of the Constitution.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act
- 119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-sjres-16 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/16)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-65: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-65)
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