[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 12 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 12
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2025
Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Allen, Ms. Mace, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Self,
Mr. Rulli, Mr. Crank, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr.
Evans of Colorado, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Perry, Mr. Taylor,
Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Bean of Florida, Ms. Perez, Mr.
Ezell, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Moran, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Golden of Maine,
Mr. Palmer, Mr. Roy, Mr. Strong, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Cammack, Mr.
Tiffany, and Mr. Barrett) submitted the following joint resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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Section 1. No person who has served 3 terms as a Representative
shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For
purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in
the House of Representatives shall be included as 1 term in determining
the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if
the person fills the vacancy for more than 1 year.
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Section 2. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be
eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For purposes of
this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy
in the Senate shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of
terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the
vacancy for more than 3 years.
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