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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 2

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with

respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate

and the House of Representatives.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, and Mr.

LOBIONDO (for themselves, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. ALLARD,

Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. BALLENGER,

Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARR, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of

Maryland, Mr. BASS, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.

BLUTE, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. BUNNING of

Kentucky, Mr. BURR, Mr. BUYER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr.

CANADY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COLLINS

of Georgia, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CREMEANS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,

Mr. DEAL, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Ms. DUNN

of Washington, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.

FORBES, Mr. FOX, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. FRISA, Mr.

FUNDERBURK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GEKAS, Mr.

GOODLATTE, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HANCOCK, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of

Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr.

HOEKSTRA, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HUTCHINSON,

Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas,

Mr. KIM, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KLUG, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LAHOOD,

Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. LEACH,

Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr.

MARTINI, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MEEHAN,

Mr. METCALF, Mr. MICA, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MINGE, Mrs.

MYRICK, Mr. NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr.

PACKARD, Mr. PAXON, Mr. POMBO, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. PRYCE, Mr.

QUINN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RIGGS, Mr.
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ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr.

SCHAEFER, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SMITH of

Michigan, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr.

STEARNS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. STUMP, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TAYLOR of

North Carolina, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr.

UPTON, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WHITE, Mr.

WHITFIELD, Mr. WILSON, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. ZIMMER, and Mr. MCINNIS)

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 with respect to the number of terms of office

of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled

3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con5 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all

6 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when

7 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several

8 States within seven years from the date of its submission

9 by the Congress:

10 ‘‘ARTICLE—

11 ‘‘No person who has been elected to the Senate two

12 times shall be eligible for election or appointment to the

13 Senate. No person who has been elected to the House of
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1 Representatives six times shall be eligible for election to

2 the House of Representatives.’’.

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