[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 44 Introduced in House (IH)]




                                     


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 44

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
provide for four-year terms for Members of the House of Representatives 
    and to provide that Members may not serve more than three terms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

Mr. Stump 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 Members of the House of Representatives 
    and to provide that Members may not serve more than three terms.

    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 from the date of its submission by the Congress:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The term of office of a Member of the House of 
Representatives shall be four years, beginning with the first election 
of Representatives occurring after the ratification of this article.
    ``Section 2. No person who has been elected to three four-year 
terms in the House of Representatives shall be eligible for election to 
the House of Representatives.''.
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