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HJRES 53 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve.

Introduced: April 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 31, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Limits Members of the House of Representatives to nine terms and Members of the Senate to three terms.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • SJRES 1 Related bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of t…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 16, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 53: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-53/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 53: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-53/.
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H.J. Res. 53, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-53/.
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[H.J. Res. 53: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-53/)
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