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SJRES 16 105th Congress Senate Congress Congressional terms of office Constitutional amendments Government Operations and Politics Law Term limits

A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.

Introduced: February 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 24, 1998
Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-511.
Mar 19, 1997
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.
Feb 12, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 12, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1317-1318)
Feb 12, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the election of any person to a full term as a Senator more than twice or to a full term as a Representative more than three times. Bars any person who has been: (1) a Senator for more than three years of a term to which another person was elected from being subsequently elected more than once; and (2) a Representative for more than a year of a term to which another person was elected from being subsequently elected more than twice.

What's happening now February 24, 1998

Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-511.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SJRES-16/
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"S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SJRES-16/.
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S.J. Res. 16, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-SJRES-16/.
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