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

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit how many terms in a row a member of Congress can serve. A Senator who serves two terms in a row could not be elected or appointed to the Senate again until one year after the second term ends. A Representative who serves five terms in a row could not be elected to the House again until one year after the fifth term ends. Partial terms filling a vacancy would not count unless they last more than three years for a Senator or more than one year for a Representative, and terms that began before ratification would not count. The amendment would take effect only if three-fourths of state legislatures ratify it within seven years.

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Sponsors

• Seth Magaziner Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors