[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 51 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3733-S3734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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           CONGRESSIONAL TERMS LIMIT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 3692

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Ashcroft) proposed an amendment to the joint 
resolution (S.J. Res. 21) proposing a constitutional amendment to limit 
congressional terms; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following: ``(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 
     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.
       ``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.''.
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                        BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 3693

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Brown) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
3692 proposed by Mr. Ashcroft to the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 21) 
supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following: ``(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), 
     That the following article is hereby proposed as an amendment 
     to the Constitution of the United States:


                              ``article--

       ``Section 1. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     or appointed to the Senate of the United States.
       ``Section 2. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     to the House of Representatives of the United States.
       ``Section 3. 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.''.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 3694

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Ashcroft) proposed an amendment to the joint 
resolution (S.J. Res. 21) supra; as follows:

       In the language proposed to be inserted, strike all after 
     the first word and insert the following: ``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 
     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

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     subsequently be elected as a Representative more than twice.
       ``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.''.
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                        BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 3695

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Brown) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
3694 proposed by Mr. Ashcroft to the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 21) 
supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following: ``of each House concurring therein), That the 
     following article is hereby proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States:


                              ``article--

       Section 1. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     or appointed to the Senate of the United States.
       ``Section 2. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     to the House of Representatives of the United States.
       ``Section 3. 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.''.
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                      THOMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 3696

  Mr. THOMPSON proposed an amendment to the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 
21) supra; as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following: 
     ``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.''.
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                        BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 3697

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Brown) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
3696 proposed by Mr. Thompson to the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 21) 
supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following: ``of each House concurring therein), That the 
     following article is hereby proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States:


                              ``article--

       ``Section 1. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     or appointed to the Senate of the United States.
       ``Section 2. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     to the House of Representatives of the United States.
       ``Section 3. 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.''.
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                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 3698

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Ashcroft) proposed an amendment to the motion 
to recommit proposed by Mr. Thompson to the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 
21) supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the proposed instructions, insert the following: 
     with instructions to report the resolution back to the Senate 
     forthwith with an amendment as follows: ``(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 
     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.
       ``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.''.
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                        BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 3699

  Mr. THOMPSON (for Mr. Brown) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
3698 proposed by Mr. Ashcroft to the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 21) 
supra; as follows:

       In lieu of the proposed instructions, insert the following: 
     with instructions to report the resolution back to the Senate 
     forthwith with an amendment as follows: ``(two-thirds of each 
     House concurring therein), That the following article is 
     hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States:


                              ``article --

       ``Section 1. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     or appointed to the Senate of the United States.
       ``Section 2. Each State or the people thereof may prescribe 
     the maximum number of terms to which a person may be elected 
     to the House of Representatives of the United States.
       ``Section 3. 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.''.

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