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
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-511.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1