US SJRes1

Bill

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.

Introduced
01/03/2019

In Committee
01/03/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. Terms beginning before the ratification of this article do not count towards term limits.

AI Summary

This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to limit the number of terms Members of Congress can serve, meaning elected officials in the House of Representatives would be limited to three terms and Senators to two terms. This proposal requires approval by two-thirds of both the House and Senate, and then ratification by three-fourths of the states. Importantly, any terms served by a Member of Congress before this amendment is officially ratified will not count towards these new term limits.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (16)

Ted Cruz (R)*, Mike Braun (R), Steve Daines (R), Josh Hawley (R), Mike Lee (R), Kelly Loeffler (R), Martha McSally (R), Rand Paul (R), David Perdue (R), Marco Rubio (R), Ben Sasse (R), Rick Scott (R), Tim Scott (R), Thom Tillis (R), Pat Toomey (R), Todd Young (R),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 01/03/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/1/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/1/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres1/BILLS-116sjres1is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres1/BILLS-116sjres1is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HJRes14	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to four in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	Related
HJRes20	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	Same As
HJRes4	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.	Related
SJRes21	A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related

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