HJRES 20 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, 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 3, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Francis Rooney R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 3, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.

Terms beginning before the ratification of this article do not count towards term limits.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 15, 2020, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-COKen BuckOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-OKKevin HernOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NCTed BuddJan 4, 2019
R-AZAndy BiggsJan 8, 2019
R-NEDon BaconJan 8, 2019
R-MTGreg GianforteJan 8, 2019
R-TXLance GoodenJan 8, 2019
R-NCRichard HudsonJan 8, 2019
R-INTrey HollingsworthJan 8, 2019
R-OKFrank D. LucasJan 9, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenJan 9, 2019
R-PAJohn JoyceJan 11, 2019
R-TXMichael CloudJan 11, 2019
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerJan 25, 2019
R-TNTim BurchettJan 28, 2019
R-PADaniel MeuserJan 30, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastFeb 5, 2019
R-LAMike JohnsonFeb 5, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeFeb 5, 2019
R-VADenver RigglemanFeb 13, 2019
R-TXChip RoyFeb 19, 2019
R-TNMark E. GreenFeb 19, 2019
R-ALBradley ByrneMar 7, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertApr 30, 2019
R-ALMo BrooksJun 18, 2019
R-IDRuss FulcherJun 18, 2019
R-PAScott PerryJun 19, 2019
R-OHSteve ChabotJun 19, 2019
D-SCJoe CunninghamJun 24, 2019
D-MALori TrahanJun 26, 2019
R-KYJames ComerJul 2, 2019
R-TXRon WrightJul 2, 2019
R-MOAnn WagnerJul 11, 2019
R-ILDarin LaHoodJul 16, 2019
R-KSSteve WatkinsJul 17, 2019
R-NCDan BishopNov 13, 2019
R-FLRoss SpanoJan 29, 2020
R-TXDan CrenshawFeb 11, 2020
R-PAFred KellerMay 22, 2020
R-NCGregory F. MurphyMay 22, 2020
R-GADoug CollinsJun 15, 2020
R-NYChris JacobsAug 22, 2020
R-NCMark WalkerDec 8, 2020
D-GAKwanza HallDec 15, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 1A 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.Identical billJan 3, 2019
HJRES 14Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve to four in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate.Related billJan 3, 2019
SJRES 21A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses oRelated billMay 14, 2019

Subjects

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  1. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House

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