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Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment denying the President the power to grant himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 115 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 115

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
               clarify the presidential pardoning power.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2017

   Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Moulton) 
  submitted 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 to 
               clarify the presidential pardoning power.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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 
after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``The President shall have no power to grant to himself a reprieve 
or pardon for an offense against the United States.''.
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Title: Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This joint resolution directs the President to terminate use of U.S. Armed Forces with respect to the Saudi Arabia-led military intervention in Yemen within 30 days, unless a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of the Armed Forces has been enacted.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 142 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 142

Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed 
Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in 
                         the Republic of Yemen.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2018

Mr. Amash submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                  to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed 
Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in 
                         the Republic of Yemen.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE USE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
              WITH RESPECT TO THE MILITARY INTERVENTION LED BY SAUDI 
              ARABIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN.

    Congress directs the President to terminate the use of the United 
States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by 
Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen not later than the end of the 
period of 30 days beginning on the date of the enactment of this joint 
resolution unless and until a declaration of war or specific 
authorization for such use of the Armed Forces has been enacted into 
law.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses".
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the Department of Labor's rule, which was published on May 12, 2016, about tracking workplace injuries and illnesses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 103 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 103

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
 United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
 relating to ``Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mr. Gibbs (for himself, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Loudermilk) submitted the 
  following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
 United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
 relating to ``Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Improve 
Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses'' (81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 
12, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 20

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may 
                                 serve.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

Mr. Duffy submitted 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 to 
  limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may 
                                 serve.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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 a Senator for two full 
consecutive terms shall again be a Senator until the date that is one 
year after the end of such second full consecutive term.
    ``Section 2. No person who has been a Representative for six full 
consecutive terms shall again be a Representative until the date that 
is one year after the end of the sixth full consecutive term.
    ``Section 3. For the purposes of this article, any term that began 
before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be 
included in determining the number of full consecutive terms that a 
person has been a Senator or Representative.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual.
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage Assessment (published December 2016).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 77 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 77

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of 
Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
                      Water Control Master Manual.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

 Mr. Dunn (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Francis Rooney of 
Florida, Mr. Ross, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mast, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rutherford, 
Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
Buchanan) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of 
Engineers relating to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
                      Water Control Master Manual.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers relating to the Update of 
the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River 
Basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and a Water Supply Storage 
Assessment (published December 2016), and such rule shall have no force 
or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 61 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 61

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving 
Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
                             United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2017

  Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Jenkins of 
  West Virginia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Cook, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Wilson 
  of South Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) submitted 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 giving 
Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
                             United States.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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--

    ``The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation".
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation."	The rule published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2016, addresses waste generated during oil and gas production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 36 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 36

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
 relating to ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and 
                        Resource Conservation''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Westerman, 
Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Flores, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, 
  Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
  Rouzer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
   Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mimi 
 Walters of California, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
Conaway, Mr. Latta, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cook, 
  Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. 
 Radewagen, Mr. LaHood, and Ms. Cheney) submitted the following joint 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
 relating to ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and 
                        Resource Conservation''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Waste 
Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource 
Conservation'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 83008 (November 18, 2016)), 
and such rule shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers".
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" rule finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016. (The rule, mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requires resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 41 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 41

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission relating to ``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction 
                               Issuers''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

  Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
Lucas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Duffy, 
 Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Ross, Mr. Pittenger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. 
 Barr, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Williams, Mr. Poliquin, Mrs. Love, 
Mr. Hill, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Trott, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney 
of West Virginia, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kustoff of 
Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Hollingsworth, and Mr. Hensarling) submitted 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission relating to ``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction 
                               Issuers''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 
``Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers'' (published at 
81 Fed. Reg. 49359 (July 27, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force 
or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the "Stream Protection Rule".
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 16 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 16

 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known 
                   as the ``Stream Protection Rule''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2017

    Mr. Lamborn submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known 
                   as the ``Stream Protection Rule''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement of the Department of the Interior relating to the ``Stream 
Protection Rule'' (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 93066 (December 20, 
2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Education on November 29, 2016, relating to accountability and state plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 57 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 57

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
    Education relating to accountability and State plans under the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

Mr. Rokita submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
    Education relating to accountability and State plans under the 
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 86076 (November 29, 
2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution (authorizing taxation of income).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 94 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 94

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
               repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2017

Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Woodall) submitted 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 to 
               repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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--

    ``The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States is hereby repealed.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil."	The rule published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016, addresses onshore oil and gas operations and production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 82 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 82

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
 relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil 
                 and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

  Mr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Cramer) 
  submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
 relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil 
                 and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore 
Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; 
Measurement of Oil'' (81 Fed. Reg. 81462 (November 17, 2016)), and such 
rule shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 6 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 6

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
     limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

  Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Blum) 
  submitted 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 to 
     limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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 served 3 terms as a Representative 
shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives. For 
purposes of this section, the election of a person to fill a vacancy in 
the House of Representatives shall be included as 1 term in determining 
the number of terms that such person has served as a Representative if 
the person fills the vacancy for more than 1 year.
    ``Section 2. No person who has served 2 terms as a Senator shall be 
eligible for election or appointment to the Senate. For purposes of 
this section, the election or appointment of a person to fill a vacancy 
in the Senate shall be included as 1 term in determining the number of 
terms that such person has served as a Senator if the person fills the 
vacancy for more than 3 years.
    ``Section 3. No term beginning before the date of the ratification 
of this article shall be taken into account in determining eligibility 
for election or appointment under this article.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting the total period an individual may serve as a Member of Congress to 12 years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 7 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 7

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
   limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of 
                               Congress.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

  Mr. Fitzpatrick submitted 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 to 
   limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of 
                               Congress.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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. An individual may not serve as a Senator or a Member 
of the House of Representatives if the period of the individual's 
service as a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives (or, in 
the case of an individual who has served as both a Senator and as a 
Member of the House of Representatives, the combined period of the 
individual's service as a Senator and Member of the House of 
Representatives) exceeds 12 years.
    ``Section 2. This article does not apply with respect to any period 
of service which begins prior to the time this article becomes a valid 
part of the Constitution.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness".
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the Department of Labor's rule that was published on December 19, 2016, about employers' ongoing obligation to make and maintain records of work-related injuries and illnesses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 83

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 
    ``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and 
  Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 21, 2017

Mr. Byrne submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 
    ``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and 
  Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ``Clarification 
of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate 
Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness'' (published at 81 Fed. 
Reg. 91792 (December 19, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or 
effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to six terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.
This article shall not apply to any person who served as a Representative or as a Senator before the 115th Congress.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 134 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 134

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
   limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of 
                               Congress.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2018

Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Gallagher, 
 Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Meadows, Mr. O'Rourke, and Mr. Gianforte) 
  submitted 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 to 
   limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of 
                               Congress.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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 shall serve as a Representative for more 
than six two-year terms. Service as a Representative for more than one 
year of any two-year term shall be treated as a complete term for 
purposes of this section, without regard to whether the service was 
completed by the individual originally elected to the term.
    ``Section 2. No person shall serve as a Senator for more than two 
six-year terms. Service as a Senator for more than three years of any 
six-year term shall be treated as a complete term for purposes of this 
section, without regard to whether the service was completed by the 
individual originally elected to the term.
    ``Section 3. This article shall not apply to any person who served 
as a Representative or as a Senator during any Congress occurring 
before the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans".
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 17, 2017, regarding payday, vehicle title, and other high-cost installment loans.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 122 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 122

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
  United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer 
 Financial Protection relating to ``Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain 
                     High-Cost Installment Loans''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2017

    Mr. Ross (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. 
 Cuellar, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Peterson) submitted the following joint 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
  United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer 
 Financial Protection relating to ``Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain 
                     High-Cost Installment Loans''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating 
to ``Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans'' 
(published at 82 Fed. Reg. 54472 (November 17, 2017)), and such rule 
shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security".
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security."	The rule published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016, addresses site security for onshore oil and gas operations and production.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 56 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 56

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
 relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil 
                    and Gas Leases; Site Security''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

 Mr. Pearce (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. 
 Cramer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. 
 Lamborn) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
 relating to ``Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil 
                    and Gas Leases; Site Security''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ``Onshore 
Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site 
Security'' (81 Fed. Reg. 81356 (November 17, 2016)), and such rule 
shall have no force or effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting a person from serving more than two consecutive terms as a Senator or six consecutive terms as a Representative.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 17 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 17

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may 
                                 serve.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2017

Mr. Palazzo (for himself and Mr. Sanford) submitted 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 to 
  limit the number of consecutive terms that a Member of Congress may 
                                 serve.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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 a Senator for two consecutive 
terms shall again be eligible for election or appointment to the Senate 
until the date that is one year after the end of such second 
consecutive term.
    ``Section 2. No person who has been a Representative for six 
consecutive terms shall again be eligible for election to the House of 
Representatives until the date that is one year after the end of the 
sixth consecutive term.
    ``Section 3. For purposes of this article, any term a person serves 
as a Senator or Representative to fill a vacancy shall not be included 
in determining the number of consecutive terms that the person has been 
a Senator or Representative unless the period of time for which the 
person fills the vacancy is greater than three years in the case of a 
Senator or greater than one year in the case of a Representative.
    ``Section 4. For the purposes of this article, any term that began 
before the date of the ratification of this article shall not be 
included in determining the number of consecutive terms that a person 
has been a Senator or Representative.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 25, 2016, relating to revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 concerning contractor compliance with labor laws.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 37

   Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the 
General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

  Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Mitchell) 
  submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the 
General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services 
Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (published at 81 Fed. 
Reg. 58562 (August 25, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or 
effect.
                                 <all>
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution lowers the minimum age for the right to vote from 18 to 16.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 138 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 138

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 3, 2018

 Ms. Meng submitted 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 
 extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

    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 following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution 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. The twenty-sixth article of amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.
    ``Section 2. The right of citizens of the United States, who are 
sixteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged 
by the United States or by any State on account of age.
    ``Section 3. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article 
by appropriate legislation.''.
                                 <all>