---
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."
identifier: "117-SJRES-9"
congress: 117
bill_number: 9
bill_type: "SJRES"
version_code: "pcs"
version_type: "Placed on Calendar Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/sjres/9"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/9"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T01:20:20.746Z"
---
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."