,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #b  ,,in ,,the ,,senate  
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bc 7legislative day1 ,january #c71     
#bjac ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,paul1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 
,lee1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4     
,toomey1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of           
,wisconsin7 introduced the following    
joint resolution2 which was read twice  
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,,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 serve4 
,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 by the 
,congress3   --  #a4 ,no person who has 

served #c terms as a ,representative    
shall be eligible for election to the   
,house of ,representatives4 ,for        
purposes of this section1 the election  
of a person to fill a vacancy in the    
,house of ,representatives shall be     
included as #a term in determining the  
number of terms that such person has    
served as a ,representative if the      
person fills the vacancy for more than  
#a year4  #b4 ,no person who has served 
#b terms as a ,senator shall be eligible
 for election or appointment to the     
,senate4 ,for purposes of this section1 
the election or appointment of a person 
to fill a vacancy in the ,senate shall  
be included as #a term in determining   
the number of terms that such person has
 served as a ,senator if the person     
fills the vacancy for more than #c      
years4  #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