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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 29
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit
the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 15, 2019
Mr. HOLDING 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 terms an individual may
serve as a Member of Congress.
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 shall serve as a Representa-
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tive for more than six two-year terms. Service as a Rep-
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resentative for more than one year of any two-year term
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shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this
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section, without regard to whether the service was com-
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pleted by the individual originally elected to the term.
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‘‘SECTION 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for
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more than two six-year terms. Service as a Senator for
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more than three years of any six-year term shall be treated
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as a complete term for purposes of this section, without
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regard to whether the service was completed by the indi-
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vidual originally elected to the term.
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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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