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HJRES94119th Congress

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

Sponsored By: Representative Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Proposed term limits for Congress

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 more than three years. People serving in Congress when it is ratified would be exempt. It would take effect only if two-thirds of both Houses propose it and three-fourths of state legislatures ratify it within seven years.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

TN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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