HJRES 12 United States House · 117th Congress

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

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Representatives to three terms and Senators to two terms. Terms beginning before the ratification of this amendment do not count towards these term limits.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2021

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Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Mar 4, 2021

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Mar 4, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Jan 4, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Jan 4, 2021

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1 primary · 83 co-sponsors

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