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 two years of a term to which another person was elected to be elected to such office.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.

   Source: Committee

4. 22 April 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 June 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 April 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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