United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 16 (116th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
Introduced
3 January 2019
Last action
3 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total period an individual may serve as a Member of Congress to 12 years. Periods of service occurring before the ratification of this article do not count towards term limits.
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Timeline
3 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
3 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/16
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/16
- us · 116-hjres-16 · source updated 3 January 2025