H.J.Res.12

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Introduced·1/6/25

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.

This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution to restrict the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve. Specifically, it would prevent any individual from being elected to more than three terms as a Representative and two terms as a Senator. The amendment would not apply to terms served before its ratification. The proposed change requires approval by two-thirds of both the Senate and House of Representatives and ratification by three-fourths of the states.

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History

Jan 6, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Jan 6, 2025

House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.