HJRES 101 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

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 Oct 30, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Steven M. Palazzo R-MS

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

[Pages H6956-H6957] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. PALAZZO: H.J. Res. 101. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article V of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the authority to propose constitutional amendments. Article V: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this, Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ____________________

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
HJRES 41	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	Apr 30, 2013
HJRES 48	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	Jun 14, 2013
HJRES 108	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.	Related bill	Mar 20, 2014

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

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