United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 25 (116th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.
Introduced
10 January 2019
Last action
10 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Bradley Byrne, Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Trey Hollingsworth, Ross Spano
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to six terms. Terms beginning before the ratification of this article shall not count towards term limits.
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Timeline
10 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
10 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 January 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 January 2019
Sponsors
- Bradley Byrne · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Trey Hollingsworth · R · Cosponsor
- Ross Spano · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
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- related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States.
- related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
- related to ← 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.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/25
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/25
- us · 116-hjres-25 · source updated 3 January 2025