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SJRES 1 118th Congress Senate

A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring…

Official title: A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Mem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.

Introduced: January 23, 2023 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2023
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 Latest action January 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes constitutional amendments that (1) authorize the President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in a bill or joint resolution using a line-item veto, (2) prohibit Members of Congress from serving more than six terms in the House of Representatives or two terms in the Senate, and (3) require a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress for legislation that imposes or raises any tax or fee.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 1: A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-1/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 1: A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-1/.
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S.J. Res. 1, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-1/.
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[S.J. Res. 1: A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States relative to the line item veto, a limitation on the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve, and requiring a vote of two-thirds of the membership of both Houses of Congress on any legislation raising or imposing new taxes or fees.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-1/)
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