United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 37 (103rd)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives and to limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.
Introduced
5 January 1993
Last action
10 February 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. McMillan, J. Alex [R-NC-9], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for staggered four-year terms for Members of the House of Representatives. Prohibits persons from being elected to the House more than four times or more than three times to four-year terms. Prohibits persons from being elected to the Senate more than twice.
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Timeline
5 January 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 1993 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McMillan, J. Alex [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/37
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hjres/37
- us · 103-hjres-37 · source updated 2 January 2025