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2005RES. 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.”;

and1 BE[Report ITNo. 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.

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which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary July 6, 2026 Additional sponsors:

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Allen and Mr.

Schmidt July 6, 2026 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ 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 consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices.''.

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119-732] _______________________________________________________________________ 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.

_______________________________________________________________________ July 6, 2026 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed