Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
United States119th CongressHJRES-5House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 3, 2025
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Members of Congress. For this amendment to become part of the Constitution, it must be ratified by three-fourths of the States' legislatures within seven years of its submission. Specifically, the amendment would limit a Representative to no more than six two-year terms, and a Senator to no more than two six-year terms. Service for more than half of a term would be counted as a complete term for these limits. These proposed term limits would not apply to any individual who served as a Representative or Senator during any Congress occurring before the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
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SJRES-48: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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