United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 7 (115th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
11 January 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total period an individual may serve as a Member of Congress to 12 years.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/7
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/7
- us · 115-hjres-7 · source updated 3 January 2025