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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.

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

Latest action (Apr 10, 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 six consecutive two-year terms (12 years maximum service)
  • Proposes limiting Senators to two consecutive six-year terms (12 years maximum service)
  • Provides that partial service of more than one year for House members or more than three years for Senators counts as a complete term
  • Exempts from the term limits anyone who served in Congress before the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
  • Requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years for the amendment to take effect

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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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. (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 51 — Washington, D.C. Admission Act (shares 4 subjects)
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  • SJRES 7 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators. (shares 3 subjects)
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Similar bills (6)

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  • SJRES 1 — 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 Jan 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 93%
  • 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 86%
  • 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 84%
  • 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 84%
  • HRES 801 — Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 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 Oct 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 82%
  • 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 76%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Apr 10, 2025

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 10, 2025

Mr. McCormick 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 to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.

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—

“Section 1. No person shall serve as a Representative for more than six two-year terms. Service as a Representative for more than one year of any two-year term shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this section, without regard to whether the service was completed by the individual originally elected to the term. “Section 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for more than two six-year terms. Service as a Senator for more than three years of any six-year term shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this section, without regard to whether the service was completed by the individual originally elected to the term. “Section 3. This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator during any Congress occurring before the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.”. <all>

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