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House Joint Resolution 2005 - Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2005 BY BRADLEY (COMPANION TO SJR 2001 BY MCCLINTOCK) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S.
WHEREAS, the independence of the Supreme Court of the United States is essential to the preservation of our constitutional system of government;
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and WHEREAS, expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court of the United States for political purposes threatens the Supreme Court’s long-term stability and undermines public confidence in our judiciary;
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and WHEREAS, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is necessary to ensure that the number of Supreme Court justices remains fixed at nine;
16 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
J.
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2005 That the General Assembly of the State of Iowa urges the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that reads “The supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Judges.”;
16 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.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate shall send certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and members of the Iowa congressional delegation.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
Cruz (for himself, Mr.
This joint resolution urges the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices.
Cassidy, Mr.
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Grassley, Mr.
Crapo, Mr.
Budd, Mr.
Risch, Mr.
Lee, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Tillis, Mr.
Cornyn, Mrs.
Capito, Mr.
Cramer, Mr.
Young, Mr.
Banks, Mr.
Hagerty, Mrs.
Britt, Mr.
Sheehy, Mrs.
Fischer, and Mr.
Wicker) 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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), 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:
``Article-- ``The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices.''.
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