[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2893-H2895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[[Page H2893]]
                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                              H.J. Res. 2

                       Offered By: Mr. Brownback

       Amendment No. 10: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two times shall be eligible for election or 
     appointment to the Senate. No person who has been elected for 
     a full term to the House of Representatives five times shall 
     be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. No person who has served as a Senator for more 
     than three years of a term to which some other person was 
     elected shall subsequently be eligible for election to the 
     Senate more than once. No person who has served as a 
     Representative for more than one year shall subsequently be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives more 
     than five times.
       ``Section 3. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 4. A State may impose term limits shorter than 
     those provided under this article.''.

                              H.J. Res. 2

                    Offered By: Mr. Deal of Georgia

       Amendment No. 11: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times after the date of the ratification of this article 
     shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. 
     No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representatives six times after the date of the ratification 
     of this article shall be eligible for election to the House 
     of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. A State may establish limitations on the 
     length of service for Members of Congress from that State 
     that do not exceed the limits set forth in this article.''.
                              H.J. Res. 2

                    Offered by: Mr. Deal of Georgia

       Amendment No. 12. Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times after the date of the ratification of this article 
     shall be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. 
     No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representatives six times after the date of the ratification 
     of this article shall be eligible for election to the House 
     of Representatives.
       Section 2. A State may establish limitations on the length 
     of service for Members of Congress from that State that do 
     not exceed the limits set forth in this article, whether 
     enacted before, on, or after the date of the ratification of 
     this article.''.

                              H.R. Res. 2

                        Offered By: Mr. Dingell

       Amendment No. 13. Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate for a third consecutive 
     term. No person who has been elected for a full term to the 
     House of Representatives six consecutive times shall be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives for a 
     seventh consecutive term.
       ``Section 2. Service as a Senator or Representative for 
     more than half of a term to which someone else was originally 
     elected shall be considered an election for the purposes of 
     section 1.
       ``Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
     shall have been ratified 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 4. Any election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 5. No provision of any State statute or 
     constitution shall diminish or enhance, directly or 
     indirectly, the limits set by this article,''.
                              H.J. Res. 2

                        Offered By: Mr. Dingell

       Amendment No. 14: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate for a third consecutive 
     term. No person who has been elected for a full term to the 
     House of Representatives three consecutive times shall be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives for a 
     fourth consecutive term.
       ``Section 2. Service as a Senator or Representative for 
     more than half of a term to which someone else was originally 
     elected shall be considered an election for the purposes of 
     section 1.
       ``Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
     shall have been ratified by the legislature of three-fourths 
     of the several States within seven years from the date of its 
     submission to the States by the Congress.
       ``Section 4. Any election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 5. No provision of any State statute or 
     constitution shall diminish or enhance, directly or 
     indirectly, the limits set by this article.''.

                              H.J. Res. 2

                 Offered By: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 15: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate for a third consecutive 
     term. No person who has been elected for a full term to the 
     House of Representatives six consecutive times shall be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives for a 
     seventh consecutive term.''
       ``Section 2. Service as a Senator or Representative for 
     more than half of a term to which someone else was originally 
     elected shall be considered an election for the purposes of 
     section 1.
       ``Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
     shall have been ratified 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 4. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 5. No provision of any State statute or 
     constitution shall diminish or enhance, directly or 
     indirectly, the limits set by this article.''.

                              H.J. Res. 2

                 Offered By: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 16: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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 to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate. No person who has been 
     elected for a full term to the House of Representatives six 
     consecutive times shall be eligible for election to the House 
     of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. No person who has served as a Senator for more 
     than 3 years shall subsequently be eligible for election to 
     the Senate more than once. No person who has served as a 
     Representative for more than 1 year shall subsequently be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives more 
     than five times.
       ``Section 3. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.''.
                               H.J. Res 2

                 Offered By: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 17: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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 to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate. No person who has been 
     elected for a full term to the House of 
     [[Page H2894]] Representatives six consecutive times shall be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. No person who has served as a Senator for more 
     than three years shall subsequently be eligible for election 
     to the Senate more than once. No person who has served as a 
     Representative for more than one year shall subsequently be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives more 
     than five times.
       ``Section 3. No election or service occuring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 4. Nothing in the Constitution or law of any 
     State shall diminish or enhance, directly or indirectly, the 
     limits set by this article.''.

                               H.J. Res 2

                 Offered By: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 18: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
     the Senate. No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representatives six times shall be eligible for election to 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. Election as a Senator or Representative before 
     this Article is ratified shall be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 1. Any State limitation on service for 
     Members of Congress from that State, whether enacted before, 
     on, or after the date of the ratification of this Article 
     shall be valid, if such limitation does not exceed the 
     limitation set forth in section 1.''.
                              H.J. Res. 2

                          Offered By: Mr. Goss

       Amendment No. 19: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
     the Senate. No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representatives six times shall be eligible for election to 
     the House of Representatives.''.
       ``Section 2. No person, upon becoming ineligible under this 
     article shall again be elected or appointed to the House with 
     respect to which that ineligibility applies, until at least 4 
     years have passed from the end of that person's most recent 
     term in that House.
       ``Section 3. A State may impose a shorter, but not a 
     longer, limit on the terms than that imposed by this 
     article.''.

                              H.J. Res. 2

                     Offered By: Mr. Hall of Texas

       Amendment No. 20: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to 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 to the States by 
     the Congress:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the House of Representatives three consecutive times shall 
     be eligible for election to the House of Representatives for 
     a fourth consecutive term.
       ``Section 2. Service as a Representative for more than half 
     of a term to which someone else was originally elected shall 
     be considered an election for the purposes of section 1.
       ``Section 3. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 4. No provision of any State statute or 
     constitution shall diminish or enhance, directly or 
     indirectly, the limits set by this article.''.
                              H.J. Res. 2

                         Offered By: Mr. Hefley

       Amendment No. 21: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States.

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate for a third consecutive 
     term. No person who has been elected for a full term to the 
     House of Representatives six consecutive times shall be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives for a 
     seventh consecutive term.
       ``Section 2. Service as a Senator or Representative for 
     more than half of a term to which someone else was originally 
     elected shall be considered an election for the purposes of 
     section 1.
       ``Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it 
     shall have been ratified 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 4. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.
       ``Section 5. No provision of any State statute or 
     constitution shall diminish or enhance, directly or 
     indirectly, the limits set by this article.
       ``Section 6. Any judge appointed to a court ordained and 
     established by Congress under article III of this 
     Constitution after the adoption of this article of amendment 
     shall cease to hold office unless reconfirmed by the Senate 
     before the end of each successive 12-year period of 
     service.''.

                              H.J. Res. 2

                        Offered By: Mr. Hilleary

       Amendment No. 22: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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 to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
     the Senate. No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representatives six times shall be eligible for election to 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. Election as a Senator or Representative before 
     this Article is ratified shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 1, except that any State limitation on 
     service for Members of Congress from that State, whether 
     enacted before, on, or after the date of the ratification of 
     this Article shall be valid, if such limitation does not 
     exceed the limitation set forth in section 1.''.
                              H.J. Res. 2

                        Offered By: Mr. Hilleary

       Amendment No. 23: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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 to 
     the States by the Congress.

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two times shall be eligible for election or 
     appointment to the Senate. No person who has been elected for 
     a full term to the House of Representatives six times shall 
     be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. No person who has served as a Senator for more 
     than three years of a term to which some other person was 
     elected shall subsequently be eligible for election to the 
     Senate more than once. No person who has served as a 
     Representative for more than one year shall subsequently be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives more 
     than five times.
       ``Section 3. Election as a Senator or Representative before 
     this Article is ratified shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of this article, except that any State limitation on 
     service for Members of Congress from that State, whether 
     enacted before, on, or after the date of the ratification of 
     this Article shall be valid, if such limitation does not 
     exceed the limitation set forth in section 1.''.

                              H.J. Res. 2

                       Offered by: Mr. Livingston

       Amendment No. 24: Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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 year from the date of its submission to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article --

       ``Each State may prescribe the number of terms a person may 
     be elected or appointed to the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives from that State.''.
                              H.J. Res. 2

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 25. Strike all after the resolving clause and 
     insert the following:

     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 to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two consecutive times shall be eligible for 
     election or appointment to the Senate for a third consecutive 
     term. No person who has been elected for a full term to the 
     House of Representatives six consecutive times shall be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives for a 
     seventh consecutive term.
       ``Section 2. In the application of section 1 to a 
     Representative whose service as a Representative began after 
     1990 but before the ratification of this article, ``five'' 
     shall be substituted for ``six'' and ``sixth'' shall be 
     substituted for ``seventh''. In the application 
     [[Page H2895]] of section 1 to a Representative whose service 
     as a Representative began after 1980 but before 1990, 
     ``four'' shall be substituted for ``six'' and ``fifth'' shall 
     be substituted for ``seventh''. In the application of section 
     1 to a Representative whose service as a Representative began 
     after 1970 but before 1980, ``three'' shall be substituted 
     for ``six'' and ``fourth'' shall be substituted for 
     ``seventh''. In the application of section 1 to a 
     Representative whose service as a Representative began after 
     1960 but before 1970, ``two'' shall be substituted for 
     ``six'' and ``third'' shall be substituted for ``seventh''. 
     In the application of section 1 to a Representative whose 
     service as a Representative began after 1950 but before 1960, 
     ``one'' shall be substituted for ``six'' and ``second'' shall 
     be substituted for ``seventh''.
       ``Section 3. Service as a Senator or Representative for 
     more than half of a term to which someone else was originally 
     elected shall be considered an election for the purposes of 
     this article.
       ``Section 4. No provision of any State statute or 
     constitution shall diminish or enhance, directly or 
     indirectly, the limits set by this article.''.
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