[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 21 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 201

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                             S. J. RES. 21

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

   Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.

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           September 29 (legislative day, September 25), 1995

                       Reported with an amendment
                                                       Calendar No. 201
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 21

   Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 19 (legislative day, January 10), 1995

  Mr. Thompson (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
 Brown, Mr. Burns, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Mack, Mr. Packwood, Mr. 
    Pressler, Mr. Smith, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Gramm) introduced the 
 following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

           September 29 (legislative day, September 25), 1995

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled <DELETED>(two-thirds of each 
House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States:

                     <DELETED>``Article--</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Section 1. After this article becomes operative, no 
person shall be elected to a full term as a Senator more than twice, or 
to a full term as a Representative more than thrice; no person who has 
been a Senator for more than three years of a term to which some other 
person was elected shall subsequently be elected as a Senator more than 
once; and no person who has been a Representative for more than a year 
of a term to which some other person was elected shall subsequently be 
elected as a Representative more than twice.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by 
conventions in the several States, as provided by the Constitution, 
within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the 
Congress.''.</DELETED>
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following 
article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. After this article becomes operative, no person shall 
be elected to a full term as a Senator more than twice, or to a full 
term as a Representative more than six times; no person who has been a 
Senator for more than three years of a term to which some other person 
was elected shall subsequently be elected as a Senator more than once; 
and no person who has been a Representative for more than a year of a 
term to which some other person was elected shall subsequently be 
elected as a Representative more than five times
    ``Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have 
been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures 
of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date 
of its submission to the States by the Congress.
    ``Section 3. No election or service occurring before ratification 
of this article shall be taken into account when determining 
eligibility for election under section 1.''.