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HJRES 25 116th 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 terms a Representative or Senator may serve.

Introduced: January 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

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

Terms beginning before the ratification of this article shall not count towards term limits.

What's happening now January 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Hollingsworth, Trey
· Jan 29, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 15, 2019
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 25: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-25/
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"H.J. Res. 25: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-25/.
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H.J. Res. 25, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-25/.
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[H.J. Res. 25: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-25/)
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