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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, 2019 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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.

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

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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