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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 13
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2015
Mr. Mulvaney introduced the following joint resolution; 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.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
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
ratification:
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1. No person who has been a Senator for two terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment
to the Senate.
2. No person who has been a Representative for six terms shall again be eligible for election to the
House of Representatives.
3. For purposes of this article, any term a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a
vacancy shall not be included in determining the number of terms that the
person has been a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for
which the person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case
of a Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative.
4. For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this
article shall not be included in determining the number of terms that a
person has been a Senator or Representative.
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