Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Latest action · Jan 9, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Mark Sanford | Mar 27, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 30, 2013 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jan 9, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6957.
Related bills 8
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 2 | 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. | Related bill | Jan 23, 2013 |
| HJRES 22 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Related bill | Feb 28, 2013 |
| HJRES 23 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Related bill | Jan 25, 2013 |
| HJRES 26 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Identical bill | Feb 28, 2013 |
| HJRES 37 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected. | Related bill | Apr 8, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
