110 HJ 98 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IA 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 98 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2008 Mr. Kuhl of New York introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected.

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:  —

1.No person shall be elected as a Representative more than six times. An election to any part of a term for which some other person was elected shall not count in determining the number of times a person is elected.

2.No person shall be elected or appointed as a Senator more than twice. An election or appointment to any part of a term for which some other person was elected shall not count in determining the number of times a person is elected or appointed.

3.Only elections or appointments which occur after the date of ratification of this article shall count in determining the number of times a person is elected or appointed.

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