A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
USA117th CongressS-461| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill creates a point of order against considering legislation in the Senate that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill allows the point of order to be waived by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate.
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Bill from Previous Congress
S 116-4805A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Introduced in Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
Congress
JudgesLegislative rules and procedureSenateSupreme Court
A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
USA117th CongressS-461| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2021
This bill creates a point of order against considering legislation in the Senate that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill allows the point of order to be waived by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate.
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Bill from Previous Congress
S 116-4805A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Introduced in Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)
Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
JudgesLegislative rules and procedureSenateSupreme Court