United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 20 (115th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Introduced
5 January 2017
Last action
12 January 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative.
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Timeline
5 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/20
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/20
- us · 115-hjres-20 · source updated 3 January 2025