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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: March 21, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Representatives to three terms and Senators to two terms. Terms beginning before the ratification of this amendment do not count towards these term limits.

What's happening now January 23, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 16
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Feb 7, 2024
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 27, 2023
 R
Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Apr 27, 2023
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 21, 2023
 R
Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Mar 9, 2023
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 6, 2023
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 23, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jan 23, 2023
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 23, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 2: 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.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-2/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 2: 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.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-2/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 2, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-2/.
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[S.J. Res. 2: 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/118-SJRES-2/)
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