H.J.Res. 50 – Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the nu…

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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would set term limits for members of Congress. It would prevent anyone who has served two full Senate terms or six full House terms from being elected or appointed again. The amendment would apply to all current and future Senators and Representatives, subject to ratification by the states.

Key Provisions

Senators could serve a maximum of two full terms; after that they could not be elected or appointed to the Senate again.
Representatives could serve a maximum of six full terms; after that they could not be elected to the House again.
Partial terms filled by appointment count toward the limit only if the service exceeds three years for a Senate vacancy or one year for a House vacancy.
Any terms served before the amendment’s ratification are not counted toward the term limits.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

February 8, 2017

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Introduced in House

January 31, 2017

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 31, 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

February 8, 2017

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What members said about H.J.Res. 50 on the floor

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Rep. Warren DavidsonR-OH-8 · Apr 26, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 50 in order to emphasize my support of term limits under H.J. Res. 6.

Rep. David SchweikertR-AZ-6 · Mar 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove my name as cosponsor on H.J. Res. 50 and H.R. 60.

Rep. Jeff DuncanR-SC-3 · Apr 4, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have my name removed as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 50.

Rep. Ted BuddR-NC-13 · Apr 27, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as cosponsor of H.J. Res. 50.

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 31, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. J. RES. 50

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 31, 2017

Mr. Labrador (for himself, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Babin, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Budd, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.

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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

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No person who has been a Senator for two terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate.

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No person who has been a Representative for six terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.

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For the purposes of this article, any term a person serves as a Senator or Representative to fill a vacancy shall not be included in determining the number of terms that the person has been a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for which the person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative.

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For the purposes of this article, any term that began before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be included in determining the number of terms that a person has been a Senator or Representative.

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