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S.J. Res. 2 115th Congress Senate

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 3, 2017 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2017
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 Latest action January 3, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 9
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 30, 2017
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 30, 2017
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 27, 2017
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Feb 6, 2017
Toomey, Patrick
· Jan 30, 2017
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 9, 2017
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 3, 2017
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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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-2/.
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S.J. Res. 2, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-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/115-SJRES-2/)
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