H. J. RES. 120
September 11, 2025
Mr. Magaziner submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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“section 1. No person who has been a Senator for two consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate until the date that is one year after the end of such second consecutive term.
“section 2. No person who has been a Representative for five consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of Representatives until the date that is one year after the end of the fifth consecutive term.