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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.

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 Jan 7, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Congress
Issues
Voting & Elections
Legislative subjects (5)
Congressional electionsConstitution and constitutional amendmentsHouse of RepresentativesMembers of CongressSenate

Summary
  • Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three consecutive terms (six years maximum service)
  • Proposes limiting Senators to two consecutive terms (twelve years maximum service)
  • Provides that partial service of more than one year in the House or more than three years in the Senate counts as a complete term
  • Exempts from the term limits any terms that began before the amendment's ratification
  • Requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years for the amendment to take effect

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Ted Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $4,424,745
  • ENTREPRENEUR $458,096
  • RDV CORPORATION $39,600
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES $29,632
  • BLACKSTONE $27,400

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ted Cruz → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • SJRES 48 — A joint resolution 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. (shares 5 subjects)
  • 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. (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 51 — Washington, D.C. Admission Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 51 — Washington, D.C. Admission Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • SRES 585 — A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell. (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 940 — Information Security Investment Act of 2023 (shares 3 subjects)
  • SJRES 7 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators. (shares 3 subjects)
  • HJRES 21 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators. (shares 3 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SJRES 48 — A joint resolution 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 Apr 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 93%
  • SJRES 7 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators. · Introduced Aug 6, 2009 · Cong. 111 85%
  • SJRES 43 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 83%
  • SJRES 2 — 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. · Introduced Jan 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • 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 78%
  • HJRES 94 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. · Introduced Apr 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Jan 7, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 7, 2025

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Paul, Mr. Young, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Banks) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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.

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 by the Congress:

“Article—

“Section 1. No person who has served 3 terms as a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if the person fills the vacancy for more than 1 year. “Section 2. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years. “Section 3. No term beginning before the date of the ratification of this article shall be taken into account in determining eligibility for election or appointment under this article.”. <all>

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