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HJRES 88 105th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments Law Presidential term of office Term limits

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution.

Introduced: July 24, 1997 Introduced by: Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 22d amendment to the Constitution (limitation on presidential terms).

What's happening now July 31, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Related & companion bills 2
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 Cosponsors 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 24, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 88: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-88/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 88: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-88/.
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H.J. Res. 88, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-88/.
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[H.J. Res. 88: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-88/)
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