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HJRES 101 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the number of times S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.

Introduced: February 6, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 6, 2012
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action February 16, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Members of the House of Representatives to be chosen every four years.

Limits Members of the House to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 101: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-101/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 101: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-101/.
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H.J. Res. 101, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-101/.
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[H.J. Res. 101: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and limiting the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-101/)
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