[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 277 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 277

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
limit the number of years an individual may serve in certain positions 
    in the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 1993

Mr. English of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Sarpalius, and Mr. Brewster) 
 introduced 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 years an individual may serve in certain positions 
    in the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.

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

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. No person may serve in the United States Government in 
the following positions, either individually or cumulatively, for more 
than 12 years:
            ``(1) President of the United States.
            ``(2) Vice-President of the United States.
            ``(3) Member of the Cabinet of the President.
            ``(4) Senator or Representative in, or Resident 
        Commissioner or Delegate to, the Congress.
            ``(5) Position located within the District of Columbia or a 
        contiguous area for which appointment by the President is 
        required, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            ``(6) Justice of the Supreme Court.
    ``Section 2. This article shall apply to the Justices serving on 
the Supreme Court as of the date of ratification of this article as 
follows: one year after the date of the first Presidential election 
after ratification, the term of the Justice who has the most seniority 
on the Supreme Court, and who has exceeded the limitation on service 
set forth in section 1, shall end; and one year after the date of each 
Presidential election thereafter, the term of the Justice who then has 
the most seniority on the Supreme Court, and who has exceeded the 
limitation on service set forth in section 1, shall end.
    ``Section 3. For purposes of this article and except as provided in 
section 2, service in a position referred to in section 1 before 
ratification of this article shall be included in determining the 
number of years served. A person serving in an elected position on the 
date of ratification of this article may serve out the remainder of the 
term of that position, regardless of whether that person has exceeded 
the limitation on service set forth in section 1.''.

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