HJRES 13 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

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 9, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mick Mulvaney R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 12, 2015 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment

Limits Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to six terms.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2015 to Jul 14, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZDavid SchweikertJan 12, 2015
R-ALMo BrooksJan 12, 2015
R-NYRichard L. HannaJan 12, 2015
R-TNScott DesJarlaisJan 12, 2015
R-VADave BratJan 14, 2015
R-WIReid J. RibbleJan 14, 2015
R-FLTed S. YohoJan 21, 2015
R-GAJody B. HiceJan 26, 2015
R-TXBrian BabinMay 19, 2015
R-NYLee M. ZeldinJul 10, 2015
R-ILDarin LaHoodApr 28, 2016
R-IDRaul R. LabradorJul 14, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 12, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  2. Jan 9, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 9, 2015Introduced in House

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