United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 18 (117th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Introduced
25 January 2021
Last action
5 March 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
6 December 2025
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.
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Timeline
25 January 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 January 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/18
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/18
- us · 117-hjres-18 · source updated 6 December 2025