United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 72 (95th)
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for a single six-year term for the President.
Introduced
4 January 1977
Last action
4 January 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
1 August 2024
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides for a six-year term for the President and a six-year term for the Vice President. Provides that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than once, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than three years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the Presidency. Exempts any President holding office prior to this amendment's taking effect.
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Timeline
4 January 1977
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1977
Sponsors
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-joint-resolution/72
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hjres/72
- us · 95-hjres-72 · source updated 1 August 2024