IA

105TH 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 7, 1997

Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina,

Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. ARMEY, Ms. DUNN of Washington,

Mr. COX of California, Mr. LINDER, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr.

BACHUS, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr.

BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BASS, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BRYANT, Mr.

BUNNING, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. BUYER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.

CAMP, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.

COOK, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr.

DEUTSCH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.

EHLERS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN,

Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr.

GOODLING, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUTKNECHT,

Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr.

ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KLUG, Mr.

KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr.

LATOURETTE, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr.

MCINTOSH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. METCALF, Mr. MICA, Mr.

MILLER of Florida, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr.

NORWOOD, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PEASE, Mr. PITTS, Mr.

POMBO, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr.

RAMSTAD, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. DAN

SCHAEFER of Colorado, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHAW, Mr.

SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. SMITH of

Texas, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. STEARNS,

Mr. STUMP, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. THORNBERRY,

Mr. THUNE, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WATKINS, Mr.

WELLER, Mr. WHITE, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Mr. MINGE) introduced the
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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 after the date of its submission

9 for ratification:

10 ‘‘ARTICLE —

11 ‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has been elected for a

12 full term to the Senate two times shall be eligible for elec13 tion or appointment to the Senate. No person who has

14 been elected for a full term to the House of Representa15 tives six times shall be eligible for election to the House

16 of Representatives.

17 ‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served as a Senator

18 for more than three years of a term to which some other
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1 person was elected shall subsequently be eligible for elec2 tion to the Senate more than once. No person who has

3 served as a Representative for more than one year shall

4 subsequently be eligible for election to the House of Rep5 resentatives more than five times.

6 ‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall be inoperative unless

7 it shall have been ratified by the legislatures of three8 fourths of the several States within seven years from the

9 date of its submission to the States by the Congress.

10 ‘‘SECTION 4. No election or service occurring before

11 this article becomes operative shall be taken into account

12 when determining eligibility for election under this

13 article.’’.

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