[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 70 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 70

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to limit the number of 
consecutive terms Representatives and Senators may serve, and to limit 
   the total number of terms Representatives and Senators may serve.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1993

Mr. Franks of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Wilson) 
 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 
provide for four-year terms for Representatives, to limit the number of 
consecutive terms Representatives and Senators may serve, and to limit 
   the total number of terms Representatives and Senators 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 
within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The term of office of Representative shall be four 
years.
    ``Section 2. A person may not be elected to serve a term as a 
Representative if the person has been elected to serve as a 
Representative for each of the three terms that immediately precede the 
term. A person may not be elected to serve a term as a Representative 
if the person has been elected to serve as a Representative for any six 
terms that precede the term.
    ``Section 3. A person may not be elected to serve a term as a 
Senator if the person has been elected to serve as a Senator for each 
of the two terms that immediately precede the term. A person may not be 
elected to serve a term as a Senator if the person has been elected to 
serve as a Senator for any four terms that precede the term.
    ``Section 4. For purposes of this article, the election of a person 
to fill a vacancy in the representation of a State in the House of 
Representatives shall not be included in determining the number of 
times the person has been elected as a Representative if the person 
fills the vacancy for less than four years, and the election or 
appointment of a person to fill a vacancy in the representation of a 
State in the Senate shall not be included in determining the number of 
times the person has been elected as a Senator if the person fills the 
vacancy for less than six years.
    ``Section 5. For purposes of this article, an election which occurs 
before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be 
included in determining the number of times a person has been elected 
as a Representative or Senator.''.

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