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HJRES 41 113th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Introduced: May 19, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 4
KINGSTON, JACK
· Jul 14, 2014
Gowdy, Trey
· Jun 17, 2014
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 19, 2014
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 30, 2014
Sanford, Mark
· Apr 29, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· Sep 11, 2013
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 30, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Apr 23, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Apr 23, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 23, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Apr 23, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-41/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-41/.
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H.J. Res. 41, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-41/.
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[H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-41/)
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