[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S.J. Res. 52 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 52

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
    relative to limiting the terms of Senators and Representatives.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 1998

Mr. Murkowski introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
    relative to limiting the terms of Senators and Representatives.

    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:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. A person may not serve as a Senator for more than 2 
terms. If a person has served or is serving as a Senator on the date of 
ratification of this article, that person may serve only 1 more term.
    ``Section 2. A person may not serve as a Representative for more 
than 3 terms. If a person has served or is serving as a Representative 
on the date of ratification of this article, that person may serve only 
2 more terms.''.
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