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IA
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 19
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow
Congress to limit the number of terms that Representatives and Senators
may serve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2019
Mr. NORMAN 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 allow Congress to limit the number of terms
that Representatives and Senators may serve.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled
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(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
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intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
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States within seven years after the date of its submission
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for ratification:
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‘‘ARTICLE —
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‘‘Congress may by law limit the number of terms that
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Representatives and Senators may serve.’’.
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