[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 69 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 69
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 1, 2022
Mr. Fallon submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), 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:
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``Section 1. No person who has served eight terms as a
Representative shall be eligible for election to the House of
Representatives. For purposes of this section, the election of a person
to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives shall be included as
one term in determining the number of terms that such person has served
as a Representative if the person fills the vacancy for more than one
year.
``Section 2. No person who has served three terms as a Senator
shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For
purposes of this section, the election or appointment of a person to
fill a vacancy in the Senate shall be included as one term in
determining the number of terms that such person has served as a
Senator if the person fills the vacancy for more than three years.
``Section 3. This article shall not apply to any person serving a
term as a Member of Congress on the date of the ratification of this
article.''.
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