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: 15 TLSB 5392YH (1) 91 lh/ns

H.J.R. 2005 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. 17 -1- LSB 5392YH (1) 91 lh/ns 1/ 1