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 Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Senators to two terms. The term limits do not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date the amendment is ratified.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Madison Cawthorn
RRepublican
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