Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

United States119th CongressHJRES-120House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Sep 11, 2025

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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Members of Congress, aiming to restrict the number of consecutive terms they can serve. Specifically, it mandates that no person may serve as a Senator for more than two consecutive terms or as a Representative for more than five consecutive terms.

Upon reaching these limits, an individual would be ineligible for re-election or appointment to that chamber until one year after the end of their last consecutive term. The amendment also clarifies that terms served to fill a vacancy are generally not counted towards these limits, unless the vacancy period exceeds three years for a Senator or one year for a Representative. Furthermore, any terms served before the amendment's ratification would not be included in determining consecutive term counts.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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