HJR2005 • 2026

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.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: BRADLEY
Last action: 2026-01-28
Official status: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 163 .
Effective date: Not listed

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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.

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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.

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Bill History

2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 163 .

Official Summary Text

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.

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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

1

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

United

States

2

to

require

the

Supreme

Court

of

the

United

States

to

be

3

composed

of

nine

justices.

4

WHEREAS,

the

independence

of

the

Supreme

Court

of

the

United

5

States

is

essential

to

the

preservation

of

our

constitutional

6

system

of

government;

and

7

WHEREAS,

expanding

the

number

of

justices

on

the

Supreme

8

Court

of

the

United

States

for

political

purposes

threatens

9

the

Supreme

Court’s

long-term

stability

and

undermines

public

10

confidence

in

our

judiciary;

and

11

WHEREAS,

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

United

12

States

is

necessary

to

ensure

that

the

number

of

Supreme

Court

13

justices

remains

fixed

at

nine;

NOW

THEREFORE,

14

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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That

the

General

Assembly

of

the

State

of

Iowa

urges

1

the

United

States

Congress

to

propose

an

amendment

to

the

2

Constitution

of

the

United

States

that

reads

“The

supreme

Court

3

of

the

United

States

shall

be

composed

of

nine

Judges.”;

and

4

BE

IT

FURTHER

RESOLVED,

That

the

Secretary

of

the

Senate

5

shall

send

certified

copies

of

this

resolution

to

the

6

President

of

the

United

States,

the

President

of

the

United

7

States

Senate,

the

Speaker

of

the

United

States

House

of

8

Representatives,

and

members

of

the

Iowa

congressional

9

delegation.

10

EXPLANATION

11

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

12

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

13

This

joint

resolution

urges

the

United

States

Congress

to

14

propose

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

United

States

15

requiring

the

Supreme

Court

of

the

United

States

to

be

composed

16

of

nine

justices.

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