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A joint resolution 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: January 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S201-202)
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now January 23, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jun 9, 2014
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 14, 2013
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 9, 2013
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 23, 2013
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2013
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 23, 2013
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 2: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-2/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 2: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-2/.
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S.J. Res. 2, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-2/.
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[S.J. Res. 2: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-2/)
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