# 119-hjres-94: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

119-hjres-94, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-94
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would impose constitutional term limits on Members of Congress.** It would cap service in the House and Senate, add rules for counting long vacancy fills, and exempt those already serving when the amendment is ratified. - Would make most Representatives ineligible for election after 3 terms and most Senators ineligible after 2 terms. A House vacancy filled for more than 1 year counts as a term, and a Senate vacancy filled for more than 3 years counts as a term. - Anyone serving a term on the date the amendment is ratified would be exempt from the new limits. - Would require two-thirds of both Houses of Congress to propose the amendment and ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years for it to become part of the Constitution.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Proposed term limits for Congress: mixed, high. This would amend the Constitution to set term limits. House members could serve at most three terms. Filling a House vacancy would count as a term if the service lasts more than one year. Senators could serve at most two terms. Filling a Senate vacancy would count as a term if the service lasts mor…

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- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hjres-94 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/94)

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- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-7452: Air Quality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7452)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-94 (as of 2026-04-21).