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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 20
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit
the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2019
Mr. ROONEY of Florida (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. PALMER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. DA-
VIDSON of Ohio, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs.
LESKO, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BUCK, and Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma)
submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States to limit the number of terms that a Member
of Congress 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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‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has served 3 terms as
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a Representative shall be eligible for election to the House
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of Representatives. For purposes of this section, the elec-
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tion of a person to fill a vacancy in the House of Rep-
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resentatives shall be included as 1 term in determining
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the number of terms that such person has served as a Rep-
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resentative if the person fills the vacancy for more than
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1 year.
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‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served 2 terms as
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a Senator shall be eligible for election or appointment to
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the Senate. For purposes of this section, the election or
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appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the Senate
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shall be included as 1 term in determining the number
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of terms that such person has served as a Senator if the
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person fills the vacancy for more than 3 years.
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‘‘SECTION 3. No term beginning before the date of
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the ratification of this article shall be taken into account
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in determining eligibility for election or appointment under
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this article.’’.
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