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.
Latest action · Jan 22, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 22, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Representatives to three terms and Senators to two terms. Terms beginning before the ratification of this amendment do not count towards term limits.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 22, 2021 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Jan 22, 2021 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Jan 22, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Jan 22, 2021 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jan 22, 2021 |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Feb 12, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Mar 22, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Mar 22, 2021 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Mar 22, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Sep 30, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the 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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-453 | PENDING LEGISLATION434 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 19, 2021 |
Related bills 8
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
