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Union Calendar No. 2

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 2

[Report No. 105–2]

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, 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,
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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 following joint resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

FEBRUARY 6, 1997

Additional sponsors: Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. KIM, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms.

GRANGER, Mr. CANNON, and Mr. CANADY of Florida

Deleted sponsor: Mr. THUNE (added January 7, 1997; deleted February 4,

1997)

FEBRUARY 6, 1997

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

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:
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1 ‘‘ARTICLE —

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

3 full term to the Senate two times shall be eligible for elec4 tion or appointment to the Senate. No person who has

5 been elected for a full term to the House of Representa6 tives six times shall be eligible for election to the House

7 of Representatives.

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

9 for more than three years of a term to which some other

10 person was elected shall subsequently be eligible for elec11 tion to the Senate more than once. No person who has

12 served as a Representative for more than one year shall

13 subsequently be eligible for election to the House of Rep14 resentatives more than five times.

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

16 it shall have been ratified by the legislatures of three17 fourths of the several States within seven years from the

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

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

20 this article becomes operative shall be taken into account

21 when determining eligibility for election under this

22 article.’’.
Union Calendar No. 2

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 2

[Report No. 105–2]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the

House of Representatives.terms of office of Members of the Senate and theUnited States with respect to the number of

FEBRUARY 6, 1997

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed