Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.
Latest action · Jan 11, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to four terms.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2017 to Jun 7, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Jun 7, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 6 | 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 | Jan 11, 2017 |
| HJRES 17 | 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 11, 2017 |
| HJRES 20 | 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 12, 2017 |
| HJRES 50 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. | Related bill | Feb 8, 2017 |
| SJRES 51 | 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 | Dec 21, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
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