,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #c  ,,in ,,the ,,senate  
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bc 7legislative day1 ,january #c71     
#bjac ,mr4 ,paul 7for himself and ,mr4  
,vitter7 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 serve  
to #c 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 ,states3   --  #a4 ,no person   
who has served three 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   
one term in determining the number of   
terms that such person has served as a  
,representative if the person fills the 
vacancy for more than one year4  #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 the election  
or appointment of a person to fill a    
vacancy in the ,senate shall be included
 as one term in determining the number  
of terms that such person has served as 
a ,senator if the person fills the      
vacancy for more than three 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