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HJRES 19 114th Congress House

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

Introduced: February 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 22, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 25, 2016
Sanford, Mark
· Oct 1, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 19: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-19/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 19: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-19/.
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H.J. Res. 19, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-19/.
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[H.J. Res. 19: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-19/)
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