Sen. Cruz Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Keep Supreme Court at Nine Justices
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S.J.Res. 21 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official 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.
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