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

Introduced: January 14, 2015 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
Jan 12, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

Limits Members of the Senate to two terms and Members of the House of Representatives to six terms.

What's happening now January 12, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
Labrador, Raul
· Jul 14, 2016
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Apr 28, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · May 19, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Jan 14, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 12, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-13/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-13/.
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H.J. Res. 13, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-13/.
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[H.J. Res. 13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-13/)
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