A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the length of the term of Office of the President and Vice President and the number of terms a President may serve.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Limits the term of the President and the Vice President to six years and prohibits any person from holding either office more than once. Precludes any person who has held the office of President for more than three years, to which another person was elected, from being elected to such office.

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Timeline

1. 26 February 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 March 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 February 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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