,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #h  ,,in ,,the ,,house   
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick introduced the  
following joint resolution2 which was   
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,joint ,,resolution        
,proposing an amendment to the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states to 
limit the number of terms that a ,member
 of ,congress may serve to #d in the    
,house of ,representatives and #b in the
 ,senate4  ,that the following article  
is proposed as an amendment to the      
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
which shall be valid to all intents and 
purposes as part of the ,constitution   
when ratified by the legislatures of    
three-fourths of the several ,states    
within seven years after the date of its
 submission for ratification3   --  #a4 
,no person who has served four terms as 
a ,representative shall be eligible for 
election to the ,house of               
,representatives4 ,for purposes of this 

section1 any period during which a      
person serves as a ,representative      
pursuant to an election to fill a       
vacancy shall not be included as a term 
served by the person4  #b4 ,no person   
who has served two terms as a ,senator  
shall be eligible for election or       
appointment to the ,senate4 ,for        
purposes of this section1 any period    
during which a person serves as a       
,senator pursuant to an election or     
appointment to fill a vacancy shall be  
not be included as a term served by the 
person4  #c4 ,no term beginning before  
the date of the ratification of this    
article shall be taken into account in  
determining eligibility for election or 
appointment under this article4  4