[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 26 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 26

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
increase the term of service of Members of the House of Representatives 
                        from 2 years to 4 years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2019

Mr. Marino submitted 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 
increase the term of service of Members of the House of Representatives 
                        from 2 years to 4 years.

    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 for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of 
Members chosen every fourth year by the people of the several States, 
and the Electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite 
for Electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.
    ``Section 2. This article shall first apply to the first regularly 
scheduled general election of Representatives which occurs after 
ratification during a year in which there is no election for President 
and Vice President.''.
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