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. BE-
REUTER, 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 Penn-
sylvania, 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. HOB-
SON, 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 Ken-
tucky, 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 Representa-
tives.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
States within seven years after the date of its submission
for ratification:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. No person who has been elected for a
full term to the Senate two times shall be eligible for elec-
tion or appointment to the Senate. No person who has
been elected for a full term to the House of Representa-
tives six times shall be eligible for election to the House
of Representatives.
‘‘SECTION 2. No person who has served as a Senator
for more than three years of a term to which some other
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person was elected shall subsequently be eligible for elec-
tion to the Senate more than once. No person who has
served as a Representative for more than one year shall
subsequently be eligible for election to the House of Rep-
resentatives more than five times.
‘‘SECTION 3. This article shall be inoperative unless
it shall have been ratified 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 4. No election or service occurring before
this article becomes operative shall be taken into account
when determining eligibility for election under this
article.’’.
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