3.0.0192023-01-11T13:29:17Z2023-01-11T13:29:17ZHouseHJRES2015-01-12114[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 5 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALAZZO:H.J. Res. 19.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article V: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both housesshall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to thisConstitution, or, on the application of the legislatures oftwo thirds of the several states, shall call a convention forproposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be validto all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution,when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of theseveral states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof,as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposedby the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be madeprior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shallin any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in theninth section of the first article; and that no state,without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffragein the Senate.[Page H225]]]>hsju00Judiciary CommitteeHouseStandinghsju10Constitution and Limited Government SubcommitteeReferred to2015-01-22T22:28:30ZReferred to2015-01-12T17:02:00ZProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.11411HJRES2015-01-22Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Identical billCRS2015-01-22hsju10Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Committee2015-01-12Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.IntroReferralH111002House floor actionshsju00Judiciary Committee2015-01-12Introduced in HouseIntroReferralIntro-H9Library of Congress2015-01-12Introduced in HouseIntroReferral10009Library of CongressP000601Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]StevenPalazzoRMSM.4NS000051Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]MarkSanfordRSC12015-10-01FalseH001052Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]AndyHarrisRMD12016-02-25FalseCongressCongressional electionsConstitution and constitutional amendmentsHouse of RepresentativesMembers of CongressSenateCongress002015-01-12Introduced in House2015-01-21T16:45:33ZConstitutional Amendment
Prohibits a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.
]]>Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.Display TitleProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.Official Title as IntroducedProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.Introduced in HouseIHIntroduced in House2015-01-12T05:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hjres19ih/xml/BILLS-114hjres19ih.xml2015-01-22Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.