United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 21 (116th)
A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.
Introduced
14 May 2019
Last action
14 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This joint resolution proposes constitutional amendments that (1) authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in a bill or joint resolution using a line-item veto, (2) prohibit Members of Congress from serving more than six terms in the House of Representatives or two terms in the Senate, and (3) require a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress for legislation that imposes or raises any tax or fee.
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Timeline
14 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- related to → A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
- related to → A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/21
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/sjres/21
- us · 116-sjres-21 · source updated 10 August 2026