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HJRES 27 105th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives shall be elected in the same year as the President,…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives shall be el… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives shall be elected in the same year as the President, and to limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.

Introduced: February 11, 1997 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E73)
Jan 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the election of Representatives in Congress every four years on the same day as the presidential election.

Limits Representatives to three terms and Senators to two. Deems Representatives who have served two years of a term and Senators who have served three to have served a full term.

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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 11, 1997
SMITH, NICK
· Feb 10, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 27: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives shall be elected in the same year as the President, and to limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-27/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 27: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives shall be elected in the same year as the President, and to limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-27/.
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H.J. Res. 27, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-27/.
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[H.J. Res. 27: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives shall be elected in the same year as the President, and to limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-27/)
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