United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 71 (117th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Introduced
8 February 2022
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sponsors
Madison Cawthorn
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Senators to two terms. The term limits do not apply to any person serving a term as a Member of Congress on the date the amendment is ratified.
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Timeline
8 February 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 February 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Madison Cawthorn · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-joint-resolution/71
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/71
- us · 117-hjres-71 · source updated 6 December 2025