# 119-sjres-1: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

119-sjres-1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sjres-1
- Congress: 119
- Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**This joint resolution would propose a constitutional amendment to** **limit how long members of Congress can serve**. It would cap service at three terms for Representatives and two terms for Senators and include specific rules for counting partial terms and vacancies. - Members of Congress: Would make anyone who has served three House terms ineligible to run for the House again and anyone who has served two Senate terms ineligible for Senate election or appointment. - Vacancy and prior-service rules: Vacancy fills count as a term only in specified cases. A House vacancy counts if filled for more than one year and a Senate vacancy counts if it lasts more than three years. Terms that began before ratification would not count toward the limits. - Ratification and timing: The amendment would become valid only if ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years, so the eligibility caps would apply to elections and appointments after ratification.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New term limits for Congress: mixed, high. This bill would propose a constitutional amendment to limit how long people can serve in Congress. If ratified by three‑fourths of the states within seven years, it would bar anyone who has served three terms in the House from being elected to the House. A House vacancy election would count as one…

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## Sources
- [119-sjres-1 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/1)

## Related
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- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sjres-1 (as of 2026-08-11).