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HJRES 17 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Introduced: January 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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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
Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution (thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President).
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 17: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-17/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 17: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-17/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 17, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-17/.
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[H.J. Res. 17: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-17/)
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