Calendar No. 201

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 21

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit

congressional terms.

SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 25), 1995

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 201

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 21

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 19 (legislative day, JANUARY 10), 1995

Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. BOND, Mr.

BROWN, Mr. BURNS, Mr. COVERDELL, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. FAIRCLOTH, Mr.

FRIST, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KEMPTHORNE, Mr. MACK,

Mr. PACKWOOD, Mr. PRESSLER, Mr. SMITH, Mr. THOMAS, and Mr.

GRAMM) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice

and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 25), 1995

Reported by Mr. HATCH, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional

terms.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two3 thirds of each House concurring therein), That the follow4 ing article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitu5 tion of the United States:
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1 ‘‘ARTICLE—

2 ‘‘SECTION 1. After this article becomes operative, no

3 person shall be elected to a full term as a Senator more

4 than twice, or to a full term as a Representative more than

5 thrice; no person who has been a Senator for more than

6 three years of a term to which some other person was

7 elected shall subsequently be elected as a Senator more

8 than once; and no person who has been a Representative

9 for more than a year of a term to which some other person

10 was elected shall subsequently be elected as a Representa11 tive more than twice.

12 ‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless

13 it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Con14 stitution by conventions in the several States, as provided

15 by the Constitution, within seven years from the date of

16 its submission to the States by the Congress.’’.

17 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol18 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con19 stitution of the United States:

20 ‘‘ARTICLE—

21 ‘‘SECTION 1. After this article becomes operative, no

22 person shall be elected to a full term as a Senator more

23 than twice, or to a full term as a Representative more than

24 six times; no person who has been a Senator for more than

25 three years of a term to which some other person was elected
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1 shall subsequently be elected as a Senator more than once;

2 and no person who has been a Representative for more than

3 a year of a term to which some other person was elected

4 shall subsequently be elected as a Representative more than

5 five times

6 ‘‘SECTION 2. This article shall be inoperative unless

7 it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitu8 tion by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States

9 within seven years from the date of its submission to the

10 States by the Congress.

11 ‘‘SECTION 3. No election or service occurring before

12 ratification of this article shall be taken into account when

13 determining eligibility for election under section 1.’’.