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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…

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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 8, 2025 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Votes taken on this bill 4

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jan 16, 2019	Senate · vote #6	On the Cloture Motion S.J.Res. 2	Rejected	57–42	See who voted →
Jan 15, 2019	Senate · vote #5	On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 2	Agreed To	57–42	See who voted →
Jan 15, 2019	Senate · vote #4	On the Motion to Table S.J.Res. 2	Failed	42–57	See who voted →
Jan 12, 1991	Senate · vote #2	On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 2	Passed	52–47	See who voted →

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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) prohibit a chamber of Congress from agreeing to legislation that imposes, authorizes, or raises any tax or fee unless the legislation contains no other subject and is agreed to by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the chamber.

What's happening now January 8, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 2: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-2/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 2: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-2/.

Bluebook (legal)

S.J. Res. 2, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-2/.

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[S.J. Res. 2: 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/119-SJRES-2/)