United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 28 (95th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives.
Introduced
24 February 1977
Last action
24 February 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - States that no person who has been elected to the Senate two times shall be eligible for further service in the Senate. Provides that no person who has been elected to the House of Representatives seven times shall be eligible for election to the House.
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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
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 1977
Sponsors
- Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/28
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/sjres/28
- us · 95-sjres-28 · source updated 10 August 2026