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SJRES 19 104th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting congressional terms.

Introduced: January 18, 1995 See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional terms of officeConstitutional amendmentsGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawTerm limits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 1995
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.
Jan 26, 1995
Committee on Judiciary. Committee consideration held.
Jan 25, 1995
Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. Hearings held.
Jan 17, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 17, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1007-1008)
Jan 17, 1995
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 26, 1995

Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Limits a person to three consecutive terms in the Senate and seven consecutive terms in the House of Representatives (excluding partial terms in each case).

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 18, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 19: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting congressional terms.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SJRES-19/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 19: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting congressional terms.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SJRES-19/.
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S.J. Res. 19, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SJRES-19/.
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