United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 27 (95th)
A joint resolution proposing an an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of office which members of the Senate and the House of Representatives may serve.
Introduced
24 February 1977
Last action
24 February 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - States that no person may be elected to the Senate for more than two full terms or serve more than 14 years as a Senator. Provides that no person may be elected to the House of Representatives for more than seven full terms or serve more than 15 years as a Representative.
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Timeline
24 February 1977
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 1977
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 1977
Sponsors
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/27
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/sjres/27
- us · 95-sjres-27 · source updated 10 August 2026