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.

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

1. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 January 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 January 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 2017

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Sponsors

• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Matt Gaetz · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Gallagher · R · Cosponsor
• Trey Hollingsworth · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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