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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
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 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.

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 23, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 29, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Apr 29, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 6, 2019
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 25, 2019
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 10, 2019
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 8, 2019
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 3, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 1: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-1/
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"S.J. Res. 1: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-1/.
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S.J. Res. 1, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-1/.
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[S.J. Res. 1: 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/116-SJRES-1/)
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