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US SJR48

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

David McCormick

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Limits Representatives to six two-year terms (12 years maximum) in the House

  • Limits Senators to two six-year terms (12 years maximum) in the Senate

  • Serving more than one year of a House term or more than three years of a Senate term counts as a full term toward the limit

  • Exempts anyone who served in Congress before the 118th Congress (which began January 2023)

  • Requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years to become part of the Constitution

Legislative Description

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.

Congress

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

4/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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