HJR 2005 — A joint resolution urging the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices.
Last action — Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
Stalled
22% · high confidence
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Spreading across states
Near-identical bills in 1 other state — cross-state momentum.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Dr. Steven P. Bradley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 57 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
46 Yea
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3 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 6% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Trone | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Nay |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
Failed
40 Yea
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57 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 57 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 40% | 57% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bohannan | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Nay |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Best | — | Nay |
| Brink | — | Nay |
| Bush | — | Nay |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Gobble | — | Nay |
| Graber | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Hite | — | Nay |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| Mitchell | — | Nay |
| Osmundson | — | Nay |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Thorup | — | Nay |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Fry | — | Not Voting |
| Klein | — | Not Voting |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Nay |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Nay |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Nay |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Nay |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Nay |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Nay |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Nay |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Nay |
Passed
63 Yea
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34 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 27 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 34% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Brink | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Gobble | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thorup | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Abdul-Samad | — | Nay |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bohannan | — | Nay |
| Cahill | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Nay |
| Mascher | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Nay |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Nay |
| Steckman | — | Nay |
| Thede | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Nay |
| Fry | — | Not Voting |
| Klein | — | Not Voting |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Nay |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Nay |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Nay |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Nay |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Nay |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Nay |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Nay |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
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- HJR 2005 is sponsored by Dr. Steven P. Bradley (Republican).
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