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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times.

Introduced Jan 23, 2025

Latest action (Jan 23, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Voting & Elections
Legislative subjects (2)
Constitution and constitutional amendmentsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to modify presidential term limits. The proposed amendment would allow a person to be elected President up to three times total, but with restrictions on consecutive terms. No person could be elected to an additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms. Additionally, a person who served more than two years of another president's term could be elected to the presidency only twice. The amendment would require ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years of submission.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 2913 — Ukraine Support Act (shares 1 subject)
  • S 2120 — Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (shares 1 subject)
  • HJRES 1 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. (shares 1 subject)

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  • HJRES 5 — 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. · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HJRES 12 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. · Introduced Jan 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%
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  • HJRES 99 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress. · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HJRES 120 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HJRES 31 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit persons who are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States from voting in elections. · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 23, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 23, 2025

Mr. Ogles submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

“Article—

“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”. <all>

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