,,iia  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( 
,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ba1      
#bjag,mr4 ,cassidy introduc$ ! foll[+   
jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 read twice &     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,propos+ an am5dm5t
 to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
relative to limit+ ! numb] ( t]ms t a   
,memb] ( ,congress may s]ve4  ,t !      
foll[+ article is propos$ z an am5dm5t  
to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i*
 %all be valid to all int5ts & purposes 
z "p ( ! ,con/itution :5 ratifi$ by !   
legislatures ( ?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al    
,/ates )9 sev5 ye>s aft] ! date ( its   
submission by ! ,congress3   --  #a4 ,no
 p]son :o has s]v$ #i consecutive t]ms z
 a ,repres5tative %all be eligible =    
election to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = 
a t5? consecutive t]m4 ,= purposes ( ?is
 section1 ! election ( a p]son to fill a
 vacancy 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives    
%all be includ$ z #a t]m 9 det]m9+ !    
numb] ( t]ms t su* p]son has s]v$ z a   

,repres5tative if ! p]son fills !       
vacancy = m ?an #a ye>4 ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all prev5t a p]son describ$ 9 !
 fir/ s5t5ce f be+ eligible = election  
to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = a        
subsequ5t t]m if !re is a p]iod ( n less
 ?an #a ye> betwe5 su* consecutive t]ms 
& ! subsequ5t t]m4  #b4 ,no p]son :o has
 s]v$ #c consecutive t]ms z a ,s5ator   
%all be eligible = election or appo9tm5t
 to ! ,s5ate = a f\r? consecutive t]m4  
,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! election or
 appo9tm5t ( a p]son to fill a vacancy 9
 ! ,s5ate %all be includ$ z #a t]m 9    
det]m9+ ! numb] ( t]ms t su* p]son has  
s]v$ z a ,s5ator if ! p]son fills !     
vacancy = m ?an #c ye>s4 ,no?+ 9 ?is    
section %all prev5t a p]son describ$ 9 !
 fir/ s5t5ce f be+ eligible = election  
or appo9tm5t to ! ,s5ate = a subsequ5t  
t]m if !re is a p]iod ( n less ?an #a   
ye> betwe5 su* consecutive t]ms & !     
subsequ5t t]m4  #c4 ,no t]m ( s]vice    
beg9n+ be=e ! date ( ! ratification (   
?is article %all be tak5 into acc\nt 9  

det]m9+ eligibility = election or       
appo9tm5t "u ?is article4  4