US HJR20 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 54-3)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. Terms beginning before the ratification of this article do not count towards term limits.

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Title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-03HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HJR14 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR19 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SJR1 (Same As) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SJR21 (Related) 2019-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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