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HJRES 42 105th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provid… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress from that State.

Introduced: February 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 5, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 42: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress from that State.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-42/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 42: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress from that State.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-42/.
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H.J. Res. 42, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-42/.
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[H.J. Res. 42: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member of Congress from that State.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-42/)
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