January 26th, 2021
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 2021
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BACON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. STEUBE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, and Mr. JACKSON) 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 limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
1 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
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1 States within seven years after the date of its submission
2 for ratification:
3 ‘‘ARTICLE—
4 ‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has served 3 terms as
5 a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House
6 of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the
7 tion of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep
8 resentatives shall be included as 1 term in determining
9 the number of terms that such person has served as a Rep 10 resentative if the person fills the vacancy for more than
11 1 year.
12 ‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served 2 terms as
13 a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to
14 the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or
15 appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate
16 shall be included as 1 term in determining the number
17 of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the
18 person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years.
19 ‘‘SECTION 3. No term beginning before the date of
20 the ratification of this article shall be taken into account
21 in determining eligibility for election or appointment under
22 this article.’’. back...
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 2021
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BACON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. STEUBE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, and Mr. JACKSON) 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 limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
1 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
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1 States within seven years after the date of its submission
2 for ratification:
3 ‘‘ARTICLE—
4 ‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has served 3 terms as
5 a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House
6 of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the
7 tion of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep
8 resentatives shall be included as 1 term in determining
9 the number of terms that such person has served as a Rep 10 resentative if the person fills the vacancy for more than
11 1 year.
12 ‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served 2 terms as
13 a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to
14 the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or
15 appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate
16 shall be included as 1 term in determining the number
17 of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the
18 person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years.
19 ‘‘SECTION 3. No term beginning before the date of
20 the ratification of this article shall be taken into account
21 in determining eligibility for election or appointment under
22 this article.’’. back...
