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HJRES 86 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 consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Introduced: March 5, 2020 Introduced by: Timmons, William R. Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 5, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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

What's happening now March 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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