Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress from that State.

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Introduced

5 February 1997

Last action

5 March 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Limits a Representative to three terms and a Senator to two. Deems: (1) a Representative who has served more than one year or a Senator who has served more than three to have served a term; and (2) a Representative or a Senator who has served one or more terms as of the ratification of this Amendment to have served one term. Allows a State, by amendment of its constitution, to provide for term limits for a Representative or Senator that are longer or shorter than the limits provided in this Amendment.

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Timeline

5 February 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-joint-resolution/42
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/42
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