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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 25
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 10, 2019Mr. Byrne (for himself and Mr. Barr) submitted 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 a
Representative or Senator 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 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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