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This Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit the number of terms individuals can serve in Congress. Specifically, it states that a person could not be elected to the House of Representatives after serving six terms, and a person could not be elected or appointed to the Senate after serving two terms. The resolution clarifies that serving more than a year in the House to fill a vacancy counts as a full term, and serving more than three years in the Senate to fill a vacancy also counts as a full term. Importantly, any terms served before this amendment is ratified would not count towards these limits. This proposal requires approval by two-thirds of both the House and Senate and then ratification by three-fourths of the states within seven years to become part of the Constitution.