United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 26 (113th)
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
12 February 2013
Last action
28 February 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4], Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12], Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5], Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1], Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
4 December 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.
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Timeline
12 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/26
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/26
- us · 113-hjres-26 · source updated 4 December 2025