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S.J.Res. 171 (99th)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the length of the term of office of the President and Vice President and the number of terms a President may serve.

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Introduced

24 July 1985

Last action

29 July 1985 · Referred

Status

Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.

Sponsors

Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

10 August 2026

Rule of law

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Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term of office for the President and Vice President to be six years and limits such persons to one term of office.

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Timeline

  1. 24 July 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 July 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 July 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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