United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 134 (115th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
Introduced
10 May 2018
Last action
22 May 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Mike Gallagher, Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Mark Meadows, Beto O'Rourke, Greg Gianforte, George Holding, Francis Rooney, Trey Hollingsworth
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator before the 115th Congress.
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Timeline
10 May 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 May 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 May 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 May 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 May 2018
Sponsors
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Mike Gallagher · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Mark Meadows · R · Sponsor
- Beto O'Rourke · D · Sponsor
- Greg Gianforte · R · Sponsor
- George Holding · R · Cosponsor
- Francis Rooney · R · Cosponsor
- Trey Hollingsworth · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/134
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/134
- us · 115-hjres-134 · source updated 3 January 2025