A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of office which members of the Senate and House of Representatives may serve.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the number of terms of office that a Member of the Senate may serve to two (maximum of 14 years) and a Member of the House of Representatives to seven (maximum of 15 years).

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Timeline

1. 5 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 January 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

   Source: Committee

4. 12 February 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 June 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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