United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 227 (102nd)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of office for Members of Congress.
Introduced
7 November 1991
Last action
23 January 1992 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Sponsors
Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a Member of the House of Representatives from serving more than six full terms in the House and a Senator from serving more than two full terms in the Senate (excluding any part of a partial term to which the person may have been elected or appointed).
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Timeline
7 November 1991
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 November 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 1992
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-joint-resolution/227
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/sjres/227
- us · 102-sjres-227 · source updated 10 August 2026