HJRES 17
115th Congress
House
Congress
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate
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: January 4, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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