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HJRES 160 103th Congress House Congress Congressional terms of office Constitutional amendments

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the period of time Senators and Representatives may serve.

Introduced: March 23, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 24, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Mar 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 23, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall serve in the Senate for more than two full terms or in the House of Representatives for more than three full terms.

What's happening now March 24, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 30, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 160: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the period of time Senators and Representatives may serve.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-160/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 160: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the period of time Senators and Representatives may serve.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-160/.
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H.J. Res. 160, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-160/.
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[H.J. Res. 160: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the period of time Senators and Representatives may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HJRES-160/)
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