,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,norman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a 
national nonb9d+ ref]5dum at ! regul>ly 
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice 9  
#bjbj to advise ,congress on t]m limits 
= ,memb]s ( ,congress1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,national ,vot] ,opportunity ,to    
,in=m ,congress ,effectively on ,t]m    
,limits ,act ( #bjai or !               
,v4,o4,i4,c4,e4 on ,t]m ,limits ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 ! "r ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 vote is a fundam5tal "r2  7#b7 ! "r (  
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to h an       
effective voice 9 ! decision-mak+       
processes ( ! ,congress is gr\nd$ 9 ! "r
 to petition & is a fundam5tal "p (     
,am]ican democracy2  7#c7 ,congress %\ld
 provide an opportunity = citiz5s to    
express _! views on important public    

issues2  7#d7 !re is an increas+ public 
s5tim5t & dem& = limit+ ! t]ms ( ,memb]s
 ( ,congress2 &  7#e7 vot]s 9 #ae ,/ates
 h already vot$ & approv$ ,/ate laws to 
limit ! t]ms ( _! /ate legislators1 &   
vot]s 9 o!r ,/ates h express$ _! int]e/ 
9 hav+ t]m limits = ,memb]s ( ,congress4
  #c4 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act  
are--  7#a7 to give ! citiz5s ( e ,/ate 
! opportunity to express _! op9ion on   
:e!r or n ! t]ms ( ,memb]s ( ,congress  
%\ld be limit$2 &  7#b7 to conduct a    
national nonb9d+ ref]5dum on t]m limits 
at ! #bjbj g5]al election1 !reby hav+ an
 opportunity to /udy ! feasibility (    
conduct+ national nonb9d+ ref]5da on o!r
 important issues 9 ! future4  #d4      
,national nonb9d+ ref]5dum on t]m limits
  7a7 ,nonb9d+ ref]5dum requir$ ,! *ief 
election (ficial ( ea* ,/ate1 9 !       
regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al 
(fice 9 #bjbj1 %all place on ! ballot 9 
ea* congressional di/rict 9 ! ,/ate a   
nonb9d+ ref]5dum consi/+ ( ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,! title ,national ,advisory       

,ref]5dum on ,t]m ,limits4  7#b7 ,!     
advisory "q ,%\ld ,congress approve a   
con/itutional am5dm5t to limit ! numb] (
 t]ms t a ,memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ,unit$ ,/ates      
,s5ator c s]ve 9 (fice84  7#c7 ,!       
options ( answ]+ ,yes or ,no4  7b7      
,proc$ures = nonb9d+ ref]5dum ,ea* *ief 
election (ficial ( a ,/ate %all ensure t
 ! nonb9d+ ref]5dum is conduct$ 9 ! same
 mann] z an election = ,f$]al (fice 9   
su* ,/ate1 includ+ ) respect to ! pr9t+1
 prep>ation1 tabulation1 & c]tification 
( ballots4  7c7 ,results ( nonb9d+      
ref]5dum ,! *ief election (ficial ( ea* 
,/ate %all--  7#a7 tabulate ! results ( 
! nonb9d+ ref]5dum = ea* congressional  
di/rict 9 ! ,/ate & on a /atewide basis2
 &  7#b7 c]tify & transmit su* results  
to ,congress 9 ! same mann] & at ! same 
"t ( ! c]tification ( election ( ,memb]s
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate = 
! regul>ly s*$ul$ #bjbj g5]al election4 
7d7 ,recomm5dations  7#a7 ,*ief /ate    
election (ficials ,n lat] ?an #ij days  

aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al   
election = ,f$]al (fice 9 #bjbj1 ! *ief 
election (ficial ( ea* ,/ate %all submit
 to ! ,committees on ! ,judici>y ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate      
comm5ts ) respect to recomm5d$ *anges or
 o!r improvem5ts relat$ to ! conduct ( !
 nonb9d+ ref]5dum1 = consid]ation 9     
conduct+ national nonb9d+ ref]5da on o!r
 issues 9 future g5]al elections =      
,f$]al (fice4  7#b7 ,committees on !    
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se & ,s5ate ,n lat] ?an
 #f mon?s aft] ! date ( ! regul>ly      
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice 9  
#bjbj1 ! ,committees on ! ,judici>y ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate %all 
prep>e & report to ! ,h\se & ,s5ate1    
respectively1 recomm5dations ) respect  
to ! response ( ,congress to ! results (
 ! nonb9d+ ref]5dum4  7e7 ,reimbursem5t 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,election ,assi/ance   
,commission %all reimburse an eligible  
,/ate = ! reasonable co/s incurr$ by !  
,/ate to conduct ! nonb9d+ ref]5dum4    
7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible =     

reimbursem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 a ,/ate  
%all submit to ! ,election ,assi/ance   
,commission an application at su* "t1 9 
su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,commission may require4  7f7           
,applicability ( relat$ ,f$]al laws to  
nonb9d+ ref]5dum ,all ,f$]al laws :i*   
apply to an election = ,f$]al (fice %all
 apply to ! nonb9d+ ref]5dum4  #e4      
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,congressional di/rict ,! t]m           
congressional di/rict includes ! di/rict
 ( a ,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] 
to ! ,congress4  7#b7 ,nonb9d+ ref]5dum 
,! t]m nonb9d+ ref]5dum means ! ref]5dum
 requir$ by section #d7;a7 ( ?is ,act4  
7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate includes !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn
 ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1
 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4